... Research facility opened to help track and diagnose avian influenza outbreaks
Oct 13, 2022Jennifer Grullon
Scientists’ ability to respond to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and other emerging poultry diseases have been given a boost with the opening of an innovative research unit.
... UK researchers: Watch for emerging, more infectious strains of avian flu virus
Apr 18, 2022Jennifer Grullon
According to research led by The Pirbright Institute, UK, infection with two strains of avian flu virus could lead to the emergence of a new strain with the potential to jump from birds to humans.
... Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Indiana commercial turkey flock
Feb 09, 2022Jennifer Grullon
USDA's APHIS has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, IN, the first confirmed case in commercial poultry in the US since 2020.
... Global measures to tackling avian influenza
Jul 20, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Efficient biosecurity systems are essential to protecting poultry from the risk of avian influenza. However, some countries are better at enforcing biosecurity than others, reports Poultry Digital.
... On-farm Salmonella control helps prevent processing plant contamination
May 11, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Contaminated chicken feathers and feet may be the primary vectors for transmitting Salmonella from poultry houses to processing plants, according to Martha Pulido, DVM, PhD, Mississippi State...
... Tyson vet: Act quickly on unexplained poultry mortality
May 01, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Quick action by breeder managers and veterinarians is credited with the rapid resolution of an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Tennessee in March of 2017.
... Import restrictions enforced after avian flu outbreaks in Africa
Mar 15, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Live chicken imports have been restricted in Zambia has part of the government’s efforts to limit the resurgence of a highly pathogenic form of avian influenza (HPAI).
... H9N2 could devastate America’s poultry industry
Feb 06, 2018Jennifer Grullon
H9N2, a low-pathogenic avian influenza virus common in parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, would be difficult to control if introduced to the US, said David Suarez, a research leader...
... Is feed a vector for avian influenza virus?
Jan 25, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Layer feed does not appear to be a likely vector for transmitting the avian influenza (AI) virus, based on research conducted by Yuko Sato, DVM, of Iowa State University.
... Site-specific biosecurity key to disease protection
Jan 09, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Egg producers are being urged to not adopt a “one size fits all” approach to biosecurity in a bid to keep avian influenza (AI) away from their flocks this winter.
... South African producers ‘unprepared’ for bird flu, expert says
Jan 08, 2018Jennifer Grullon
South Africa’s poultry farmers are scrambling to boost biosecurity measures after being “caught out” by an outbreak of avian influenza, according one of the country’s top vets.
... Avian influenza viruses can persist in footbaths and manure
Dec 08, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Growers shouldn’t assume the disinfectants they use in footbaths are effective against avian influenza (AI), indicates a study from the University of California–Davis.
... Check farm biosecurity now ahead of potential avian flu return, disease expert says
Dec 07, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Poultry producers should assess their farm biosecurity in preparation for a return of avian influenza this winter, according to an expert in the spread and control on animal disease.
... US flocks have room to improve in avian flu protection
Sep 05, 2017Jennifer Grullon
The US poultry sector can still do more to protect flocks from avian influenza, despite making significant efforts to improve biosecurity since the last major outbreak of the disease.
... Compartmentalization key to global avian flu control
Aug 30, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Standardizing biosecurity measures across the poultry sector is key to protecting birds from avian influenza and ensuring outbreaks do not decimate trade, according to a poultry health expert.
... Organic poultry consumers should understand disease-control challenges
Jul 26, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Growing demand for eggs and poultry produced from outdoor flocks requires greater consumer understanding about the challenges farmers face in protecting birds from avian influenza.
... AI vaccination needed in China to prevent global pandemic, scientists say
Jul 26, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Vaccination against avian influenza must become a standard procedure in China to avoid the risk of the the disease mutating and becoming a global pandemic, scientists have warned.
... Vigilance key for limiting avian flu risk
Jun 16, 2017Jennifer Grullon
European officials are urging poultry producers to review of the signs and symptoms of avian flu and biosecurity measures for containing it.
... Avian influenza in the US: High-path, low-path and its link to other poultry diseases
Mar 07, 2017Jennifer Grullon
David Swayne, DVM, PhD, a research veterinarian at USDA with more than 30 years' experience with avian influenza, talks to Poultry Health Today about the dreaded virus — how it travels, the...
... Biosecurity ‘most important tool’ to limit avian flu risk
Feb 15, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Improving poultry farm hygiene and biosecurity is critical to limiting the threat of avian influenza to the poultry sector, a leading influenza researcher has warned.
... Research: Highly pathogenic AI does not persist in wild birds
Jan 25, 2017Jennifer Grullon
While the H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated some Midwestern poultry farms in 2014 to 2015 was initially spread by migratory waterfowl, evidence now suggests that highly pathogenic flu...
... The Poultry Smith
Nov 02, 2016Jennifer Grullon
In this exclusive interview with Poultry Health Today, Fieldale Farms veterinarian John Smith reflects on his career, the state of the US poultry industry and, most importantly, what it needs to do...
... Avian flu back in spotlight with new cases in Indiana
Jan 18, 2016Jennifer Grullon
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of H7N8 avian influenza in nine flocks in southwestern Indiana — the first in the US since June 2015.
... HPAI spread by poor biosecurity
Dec 15, 2015Jennifer Grullon
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently released an updated epidemiology report outlining its findings on the spread of the highly pathogenic AI through June 5.
... Breaches in biosecurity: Sanderson Farms vet shares three valuable lessons
Nov 05, 2015Jennifer Grullon
By Philip A. Stayer, DVM
Corporate Veterinarian, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
... Flu panel examines US control efforts, impacts on trade
Aug 02, 2015Jennifer Grullon
With well over 200 outbreaks affecting more than 47 million poultry over the last six months, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is hitting the US poultry industry hard.
... Avian flu cases in US expected to decline with warmer temperatures
Jul 21, 2015Jennifer Grullon
USDA is predicting that avian influenza cases will drop off during the spring and summer months. Increased temperatures, decreased humidity and longer periods of ultraviolet light all play a role in...
... Avian influenza expected across entire US for fall
Jul 13, 2015Jennifer Grullon
The US is preparing for the “worst-case scenario” of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza present in all US flyways during the fall of 2015, explained John Clifford, DVM, chief veterinary...
... Avian influenza report from California underscores importance of biosecurity
Feb 09, 2015Jennifer Grullon
Reports of AI on a California poultry farm in January 2015 underscore the importance of being vigilant with biosecurity, says Carl Heeder, DVM.
