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Philippines detects bird flu in duck, quail farms
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2022
» MANILA: The Philippines' agriculture department said on Tuesday it had recently detected outbreaks of avian influenza in some duck and quail farms near the capital, after getting rid of the disease more than a year ago.
Philippines deploys troops to a 2nd province to fight bird flu
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2017
» MANILA -- The Philippines has deployed more troops to cull thousands of chickens one day after the farm ministry confirmed the spread of bird flu into a second province north of the capital, Manila.
Philippines: Killing migratory birds could spark flu outbreak
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2017
» MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday warned citizens not to kill or poach migratory birds that usually fly in from China, the possible source of a virus that triggered the Southeast Asian nation's first outbreak of avian flu, to avoid worsening the situation.
Philippines reports first avian flu, to cull 400,000 birds
Reuters, Published on 11/08/2017
» MANILA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Philippines plans to cull 400,000 chickens, quails and ducks after confirming the country's first outbreak of bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol on Friday.
With 87 dead of bird flu, China pledges better controls
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2017
» BEIJING - The spread of a deadly strain of bird flu in China is slowing, health authorities said on Thursday, as they vowed to tighten controls on markets and the transport of live poultry to battle the virus.
Avian flu: Chinese cities halt bird sales
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2017
» BEIJING - An outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in China's central Hunan province has prompted authorities to put a temporary bar on the sale of live poultry in several cities, the official Xinhua news agency reported.