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FAO Warns Of ‘Unprecedented’ Avian Flu Spread

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals. FAO’s Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi said this while briefing Member States in Rome on Tuesday. The…

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Japan’s Bird Flu Cases Surge In January

Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreak, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed the new outbreaks at two poultry farms in Morioka City this week. This has prompted the establishment of an on-site response headquarters in…

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