OutbreakSouth AfricaAvian influenzaDuring the months of April and May 2021, South Africa has witnessed several outbreaks of the highly infective Avian Influenza (H5N1) in different poultry farms. This comes as a shock to a country that is already battling with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The...
South African Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana addresses a briefing in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2017. South Africa has banned the sale of live chickens due to an outbreak of bird flu, authorities said on Thursday. (Xinhua/GCIS/Siya Duda) CAPE TOWN, ...
South African Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana addresses a briefing in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 29, 2017. South Africa has banned the sale of live chickens due to an outbreak of bird flu, authorities said on Thursday. (Xinhua/GCIS/Siya Duda)...
Many experts are concerned about a second wave ofCOVID-19in the fall, which could emerge during the start of flu season. Getting your flu shot will help ease the pandemic, especially if it coincides with a flu outbreak, according to publichealthexperts. "Vaccines are one of the most pow...
Most scientists that STAT has spoken to since the H5N1 outbreak in cattle in the United States was confirmedare unsettledby the notion that the virus is spreading in mammals with which humans have close contact. “That’s a different ball game altogether,” said Malik Peiris, chair of virology...
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Combined with import bans, this culling has effectively limited the spread of bird flu in outbreak situations but naturally has negative effects on the poultry and egg industry. Unlike Ebola, which has a narrow geographic range (endemic in Africa), the bird flu continues to exist in significant...
(H5N1) outbreak had spread across Asia to birds and poultry in many European and some Africa nations. More than 700 cases of A (H5N1) influenza have been identified in humans, largely in Asia; roughly 60% of the cases have been fatal. Another avian strain, A (H7N9), infected humans ...
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The cases emanated from a major flu outbreak at the farm, which affected nearly 1.8 million chickens. The workers were in the process of destroying those chickens, a process known as culling. Colorado’s governor has declared a disaster emergency in respo...