Tag: avian influenza

• Friday, December 19th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

  Health alerts issued in Chile and Bolivia following superflu detections

  

  Health authorities in Chile and Bolivia have activated emergency epidemiological protocols following the confirmed arrival of a new, highly transmissible variant of Influenza A (H3N2), known as the K subclade (also referred to as “supereflu”).

• Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:56 UTC

  First case of super flu K confirmed in Mexico

  

  Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed late Friday the country's first human case of the Influenza A H3N2 subclade K variant, a strain commonly referred to in the media as “super flu K.” The case was detected by the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). The patient received antiviral treatment and has since recovered.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2025 - 08:29 UTC

  Second case of bird flu confirmed at Brasilia's Zoo

  

  Brazilian authorities confirmed Monday a case of avian flu in an Australian emu found dead at the Brasilia Zoo. The infected bird's enclosure was sanitized to prevent the disease from further spreading, and biosecurity measures were adopted while the facility remains closed to the public until further notice.

• Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

  Brazil: Avian influenza case confirmed in Porto Alegre

  

  Brazil's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry confirmed Friday the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm in Montenegro, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul.

• Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 07:34 UTC

  Falklands Government have given update on avian influenza

  

  Falklands Government Veterinary Services have given an update on avian influenza. Since Monday 1 July 2024, 105 suspect birds/animals have been reported, 84 sets of swabs have been taken (some are repeat sets from known suspect or confirmed areas).

• Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 15:38 UTC

  Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire

  

  The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing. The case was identified following routine surveillance of co-located livestock on premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds. Defra has introduced livestock surveillance on infected premises following the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows in the US. 

• Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

  Avian Influenza, new ten-year strategy coordinated by FAO and Animal Health Organization

  

  In response to the evolving global ecological and epidemiological landscape, FAO and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) have unveiled a new ten-year strategy aimed at preventing and controlling High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI).

• Monday, March 10th 2025 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands, dead Gentoo penguins return positive for avian influenza

  

  Last Wednesday, 05 March 2025, dead Gentoo Penguins on the Falkland Islands Cape Dolphin turned out positive to the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Swabs from three of a few Gentoo Penguins found dead at Laskaridis acreages colony on Cape Dolphin returned positive for avian influenza.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:06 UTC

  Avian Influenza Prevention Zone extended to all of England; H5N1 human case in West Midlands

  

  The UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, has confirmed a case of influenza A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region. Simultaneously the UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone AIPZ to cover the whole of England from noon on Saturday 25 January following the escalating number of cases of avian influenza and continued heightened risk levels in wild birds.

• Friday, October 18th 2024 - 09:18 UTC

  Avian influenza in Falklands, access restrictions at Volunteer Point, Cow Bay and Lively Island

  

  The Director of the Falklands Natural Resources Department, Dr. Andrea Clausen has given an update on avian influenza cases registered at Volunteer Point, Cow Bay and Lively Island.