The Weekly Times6d
High pathogenicity avian influenza hits New Zealand: first case, but not H5N1
NZ authorities have locked down and depopulated free-range hens on a remote Otago poultry farm, after detecting the country’s ...
Bird flu outbreak on Otago chicken farm: Ministry of Primary Industries says virus confined to Hillgrove property
Authorities say the bird flu found in New Zealand is confined to one farm, a second farm under investigation has been cleared ...
No signs of bird flu on Dunedin farm, says Biosecurity New Zealand
No sign of the high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)has been found on a second Otago farm, Biosecurity New Zealand has found ...
Bird flu: Extent of outbreak may not be apparent for weeks
Scientists have now tested about 1000 samples, but with symptoms taking up to 21 days to develop, there is plenty more ...
Bird flu: Negative result at second farm encouraging but NZ not out of woods yet
Negative test results for a second farm suspected of containing bird flu are encouraging but the country is not out of the ...
Bird flu outbreak: No sign of highly pathogenic virus on second Otago farm
No sign of the high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)has been found on a second Otago farm, Biosecurity New Zealand has found ...
Bird flu outbreak: Culling of 80,000 chickens expected to begin today
The culling of 80,000 chickens to contain New Zealand’s first confirmed case of high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6, or bird ...
Bird Flu Outbreak: Nearly 160k Hens Culled At Otago Farm
Most of the 160,000 hens infected with bird flu on an Otago farm have now been culled. On Sunday night, the Ministry for Primary Industries confirmed a fourth shed was infected with the highly ...
NBC Montana6d
Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from Missoula County over avian influenza concerns
Hong Kong on Tuesday suspended import of poultry meat and products from several parts of the United States and New Zealand, ...
We All Need To Get In A Flap About The Gassing Of 80,000 Chickens In New Zealand
The killing of 80,000 live and sentient chickens is an ethical issue. Chickens are intelligent, feeling, problem-solving, ...
Science Media Centre5h
What’s the difference between NZ’s bird flu and overseas strains? – Expert Q&A
Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus found on ...