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AI epidemic worsening in Russia and Kazakhstan

  • 18 Nov 10:33

Millions of birds have been culled in Russia and Kazakhstan after multiple outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the past weeks. As the epidemic enters new regions, millions more are at risk. Kazakhstan has lost 1.2 million birds at 3 industrial poultry farms, said Duisengaz Musin, member of the country’s Parliament, during a recent press conference. He added that this figure would be even higher if backyard farms are taken into account. In total, Kazakh poultry farms housed 46 million birds at the beginning of the epidemic, as estimated by Ruslan Sharipov, chairman of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Kazakhstan. So far, the virus has primarily. Read more...

AI is waging in Siberia

  • 8 Sep 12:34

During the past several weeks, highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has hit 25 farms in Omsk Oblast, Russia, Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor said in a statement. As of late August, a total of 14 new farms in the region reported bird flu outbreaks. On top of that, over 10,000 birds have been culled on a total of 336 backyard farms. The disease was found in chickens, geese, ducks, and pigeons. Neighbouring Kazakhstan, decided to temporarily stop the import of poultry from Omsk Oblast. Major farm hit hard – 1.5 million birds lost In early September, the virus has been found at an large industrial poultry farm – Irtyshskhhaya. The company. Read more...

Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of poultry products from Australia

  • 18 Aug 11:10

Since August 12, the Rosselkhoznadzor has introduced a ban on the import of poultry products from Australia due to the spread of bird flu in the country. "In connection with the deterioration of the epizootic situation in Australia for infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, temporary restrictions are imposed on the import of the following products to the Russian Federation from Australia," said a statement published on the agency's website. Import of live poultry and hatching eggs, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment, except for goods that have undergone processing that ensures. Read more...

"Eurodon" will receive 180.5 million rubles compensation

  • 21 Dec 10:27

The governor of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev signed a decree on the allocation of over 180.5 million rubles from the regional reserve fund as compensation of damage to company "Eurodon". The poultry producer suffered of the alienation of the turkey population because of avian influenza. An outbreak of the disease was registered at Eurodon poultry houses this summer, reports the press service of the governor. By decision of the regional government a 21-day quarantine at the poultry growing sites was announced. The company was forced to eliminate more than 200 thousand birds. Earlier it became known that Bank VEB wants to reanimate the production of turkey. Read more...

Kyrgyzstan bans poultry meat imports from Kazakhstan

  • 11 Oct 09:03

Kyrgyzstan has imposed temporary restrictions on the imports of poultry meat and eggs from Almaty and North Kazakhstan due to possible avian influenza and Newcastle disease outbreaks in these regions. The State Inspectorate for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Security of the Kyrgyz Republic said in an official statement that there is suspicion of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the south of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the region of Almaty, as reported by local media. Furthermore, it suspects a possible outbreak of Newcastle disease in the Yeletsky, Aiyrtau district of North Kazakhstan. The Kyrgyz authorities have thus decided. Read more...

Russian AI prompts warning for European farms

  • 21 Aug 08:26

Poultry producers are being urged to review biosecurity on their farms after the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial Russian farm. Authorities confirmed a site housing almost 500,000 birds in the Kostromskaya region in north western Russia was infected with H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza. The virus belongs to the Asia lineage of H5 high path strain that has been in outbreaks across Asia, Africa and Europe since 2014. An assessment by the UK government said that if the source was wild birds then their migratory paths could see farms across northern Europe at risk. The site of this latest outbreak is overlapped by three. Read more...

Preparing for the next flu season

  • 25 Jan 11:03

With the knowledge that it is always flu season somewhere, the large poultry production regions in the western hemisphere are preparing for the next flu season. Or at least should be. Migration season well underway As there are more and more warning signs. European poultry farmers will have to be on their guard against a range of different strains of bird flu over the next few months as the autumn migratory season is well underway. They will have to watch out for H5N8 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which has continued to persist in the environment, most notably in poultry in northern Italy and in wild birds in Italy, Switzerland, Britain. Read more...

Preparing for the next flu season

  • 28 Nov 11:32

With the knowledge that it is always flu season somewhere, the large poultry production regions in the western hemisphere are preparing for the next flu season. Or at least they should be. Migration season well underway As there are more and more warning signs. European poultry farmers will have to be on their guard against a range of different strains of bird flu over the next few months as the autumn migratory season is well underway. They will have to watch out for H5N8 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which has continued to persist in the environment, most notably in poultry in northern Italy and in wild birds in Italy, Switzerland,. Read more...

Market Analysis on Avian Influenza Vaccines

  • 29 Jun 11:17

Avian Influenza virus has a worldwide distribution and causes disease presented as different forms, ranging from highly pathogenic AI (HPAI) infections caused by H5 & H7 strains and low pathogenic AI (LPAI) infections caused by H9N2 strains. The disease has a massive impact on poultry production. HPAI types lead to trade restrictions, food shortages and industry job losses. LPAI causes severe performance losses in growing flocks leading to reduced productivity and profitability. Vaccination has become increasingly important in avian influenza control as a part of a multi-pronged approach, complementing the massive efforts expended in controlling the disease. Read more...

Control Strategies against Avian Influenza

  • 27 Jun 12:02

Since 1959, 42 epizootics of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) have occurred (Figure 1). Thirty-five of these epizootic HPAI viruses were geographically-limited (mostly to single countries), involved farm-to-farm spread and were eradicated from poultry by stamping-out programs; i.e. the HPAI viruses did not circulate in wild migratory birds. However, five outbreaks having also used vaccination as a management tool in addition to stamping-out strategies. An H5N1 HPAI virus emerged in 1996 in a goose in Guangdong China (Gs/GD lineage), and unlike the viruses in the other 39 HPAI outbreaks, has caused deaths in wild birds, poultry and humans, and spread to over 70. Read more...