CHICAGO—Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed on Thursday. The deaths of chickens, turkeys, and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping the previous record of 50.5 million birds…
Bird Flu Detected in Southeast Alaska Black Bear Cub
JUNEAU, Alaska—A black bear cub in southeast Alaska was euthanized after it became ill with avian influenza, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said. It is believed that the cub, which was located in Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve west of Juneau, is the second bear diagnosed with the highly…
Avian Flu Outbreak Detected Among Cape Town’s Penguin Colony at Boulders
CAPE TOWN—South African environmental authorities have confirmed four new infections and another seven suspected cases in a new outbreak of avian flu at Cape Town’s Boulders penguin colony, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site, officials said on Friday. City and provincial officials said the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza was similar…
Thousands of Dead Migrant Seabirds Wash Up on Canada Shore, Avian Flu Suspected
TORONTO—The carcasses of thousands of migrant seabirds have washed up on the shores of eastern Canada this week and preliminary findings showed that the birds died of avian flu. Since May 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed 13 positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the eastern Canadian Province of Newfoundland. Environment…
Strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Kills Thousands of Birds in Quebec
The carcasses of thousands of white gannets have been covering the shores of Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine for the last two weeks, victims of highly pathogenic avian influenza. “Nobody had to tell me that this was happening; it’s obvious—we’re talking about thousands of dead birds,” Îles-de-la-Madeleine Mayor Jonathan Lapierre said in a recent interview. “We’re not talking…
French Authorities Order Killing of 2.5 Million Poultry Over Bird Flu
PARIS—The French farming ministry on Thursday said that a total of 2.5 million birds needed to be killed as the southwest of the country faces several outbreaks of bird flu. Around 1.2 million animals have already been culled, the ministry said, adding that an additional 1.3 million still needed to be killed as a precautionary…
High Pathogenic Avian Influenza on NL Exhibition Farm, Area Under Quarantine: CFIA
Canada’s food safety watchdog says it has confirmed cases of high pathogenic Avian Influenza at an exhibition farm in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a release Wednesday that the farm on the Avalon Peninsula does not produce birds for sale. The agency says as the birds infected with H5N1 were…
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