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On-farm avian flu testing devices launched in Egypt
05 Jan 2026 21:15 GMT
Alveo Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Global Animal Health (GAH) to deploy 1,000 on-site avian influenza testing analyzers across Egypt, marking the first mass-scale use of real-time molecular diagnostics for poultry disease monitoring …
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Japan Confirms Season’s 1st Bird Flu Outbreak In Greater Tokyo Area
30 Dec 2025 06:26 GMT
Tokyo: Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, marking the country’s 12th outbreak this season and the first case in the greater Tokyo area …
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Lehigh Valley Zoo’s African penguins pulled off exhibit amid bird flu concerns
20 Dec 2025 18:32 GMT
… — Lehigh Valley Zoo’s African penguins have been pulled off … been shuffled, as suspected avian influenza affects wild birds nearby.
“We … able to move our Egyptian geese into our newest … is Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, or bird flu.
This week …
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Further avian flu outbreaks in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa
26 Nov 2025 00:01 GMT
… H5N1 serotype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected … but widely across the West African state.
Based on official … to those isolated in Morocco, leading the researchers to … , farms, wild birds, and the environment in Egypt in 2021- …
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Bird flu has picked up speed - and may no longer be containable
19 Nov 2025 01:48 GMT
Since late 2021, the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has devastated wild bird populations, disrupted agriculture, and reached an unexpected range of mammals.
Entire flocks have been wiped out. Eggs, meat, and even household birds have all taken a hit. Many …
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Dr Catherine Conlon: Bird flu has been confirmed in Ireland - what are the risks?
10 Nov 2025 07:57 GMT
AS WE PREPARE for the festive season, anticipating the steaming aromatic turkey or duck taking pride of place on the family dinner table, that much-treasured moment is threatened by the recent arrival of bird flu among commercial turkey populations in …
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Catherine Conlon: Bird flu is spreading from pole to pole — here’s why it matters
27 Oct 2025 02:04 GMT
Up to 4,000 visitors were expected over the bank holiday weekend alone, with 14,000 predicted for the mid-term break.
Instead, park management confirmed recently it would remain closed following the outbreak which originated from wild bird populations in …
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Japan confirms first bird flu outbreak of the season in Hokkaido
23 Oct 2025 07:29 GMT
Tokyo: Japan has reported its first case of avian influenza this season, with authorities confirming an outbreak at a poultry farm in Shiraoi, Hokkaido. The discovery has prompted swift containment measures, including the culling of approximately 459,000 …
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Trump sanctions Russian oil firms, bird flu in Luxembourg, and yellow alert for dangerous winds in effect
23 Oct 2025 05:53 GMT
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Thursday, 23 October.
Luxembourg
YELLOW ALERT – Meteolux has issued a yellow alert for wind, from 6am today until midnight, with gusts of up to 85km/h forecast during the day and the …
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Africa’s waterbirds fly the gauntlet of hunger, disease, bullets and human ‘development’
13 Nov 2025 22:48 GMT
… members of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement ( … highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in wild birds since … Morocco, just over 30 years ago. This migratory … bird once travelled between 30 range states from Siberia to North Africa …