Scientists in Britain have used gene-editing techniques to stop
bird flu spreading in chicken cells grown in a lab -- a key step towards making genetically-altered chickens that could halt a human flu pandemic.
Following outbreak of
bird flu in Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has banned the import of poultry and poultry products from the three countries.
The tropical climate of the country is also a plus factor because AI, or
bird flu, usually thrives in countries that experience winter, such as those in North America and Europe.
Bird flu outbreaks in neighboring countries pose no threat for Azerbaijan, the State Veterinary Service under Azerbaijan's Agriculture Ministry said Feb.
THE Queen's swans are feared to be dying of
bird flu - after seven were found lifeless on the Thames.
HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER 45 's vet corner WITH MARTIN PATERSON OF DONALDSON'S VETS
Bird flu back but no risk to human health IT is the time of year when the number of flu cases hit their peak.
Poultry farms in San Luis town, Pampanga province, and Jaen town, Nueva Ecija province, resumed production of chickens and quail eggs after tests by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) confirmed that these areas were finally free from
bird flu since the Aug.
DOHA Qatar has declared itself free from
bird flu, a highly pathogenic Avian Influenza.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said no cases of
bird flu were registered in the State of Qatar.
Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have banned the transfer of live birds inside the country, after a fresh outbreak of
bird flu in the kingdom on Saturday, the official Saudi news agency SPA said.
Earlier, Health Secretary Roselyn Ubial said only those who are exposed to the farms and fowls in San Luis are being monitored for cases of chicken-to-human transmission of
bird flu virus.