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Barcelona Zoo reports SARS-CoV-2 in four lions

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Barcelona Zoo is reporting four of their lions have contracted SARS-CoV-2, the second known case in which big cats have contracted the virus. Three females named Zala, Nima...

French mink farms: The SARS-CoV-2 investigation

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Following the alerts notified by the Dutch health authorities last April, specific surveillance systems were put in place and biosecurity measures were reinforced in all mink...

France reports H5N8 avian influenza on Landes duck farm

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Tuesday, the French Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu had been found on a duck farm in the town of Benesse-Maremne in Landes Department. The...

Japan reports bird flu outbreak in Hiroshima Prefecture

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Officials in Hiroshima Prefecture are reporting a H5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a farm in Mihara City. This is the 17th case in domestic poultry in...

South Carolina reports 16th EEE case in a horse, 3rd in Aiken County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) situation in South Carolina, Clemson Livestock Poultry Health has reported an additional EEE case in a Aiken County horse. The...

Ireland officials warn public and poultry owners of avian influenza

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Ireland Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is warning the public and poultry owners of avian influenza after at least three cases have been reported in wild birds...

Europe reports more than 300 highly pathogenic avian influenza cases this year

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Avian influenza is spreading rapidly across Europe, and the risk is high of spread to previously unaffected countries, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). EFSA...

Lithuania: The latest country to report SARS-CoV-2 in mink

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) in Lithuania has notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of their first cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink on a farm in...

China reports H5N8 avian influenza in swans in Shanxi province

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced Friday (computer translated) of an outbreak of H5N8 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild swans...

England reports H5N8 avian influenza case in North Yorkshire, 6th recent case

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reported today on a H5N8 avian influenza strain in rearing turkeys at a premises near Northallerton, Hambleton,...