Domestic and wild bird importation from New Zealand will be temporarily banned amid threats of an avian influenza outbreak, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the move is aimed at preventing the entry of high pathogenic avian influenza into the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Albuera in Leyte has created a task force against bird flu or avian influenza. Albuera Mayor Sixto dela Victoria issued an executive order forming Task Force LIPAD (Livestock, Immunization, Public Awareness, Avian Surveillance, and Disease Control...
TACLOBAN CITY – Following the creation of task forces in four local government units in Leyte, Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos Cari has issued Executive Order No. 6 prohibiting the entry and exit of live chicken, raw poultry meat products, and other poultry meat derivatives into the city as...
TACLOBAN CITY – To protect the local poultry and game fowl industry, four municipalities in Leyte have created task forces to regulate the entry of live domestic and wild birds in their jurisdiction. This developed after the Department of Agriculture (DA)-8 confirmed the first case of avian...
Sultan Kudarat's poultry industry received a clean bill of health from the Department of Agriculture (DA) as it was declared free from avian influenza (AI). Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. announced the news on Tuesday, Mar. 26, following rigorous cleaning, disinfection...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture-8 has confirmed the first case of avian influenza or bird flu in Eastern Visayas on Monday, March 25. The agency made the declaration following photos and videos circulating online of chickens being buried at the Leyte Poultry Development Corp....
There is still no application for Avian influenza vaccines in the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bared. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) While there are three potential applicants for bird flu vaccines registration, none of them has lodged their official application to the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Saying that it will inevitably come to the Philippines, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is prodding the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prepare for a possible outbreak of the "evolving” H5N1 avian influenza or bid flu virus....
(Peggychoucair/Pixabay) Biosecurity measures are essential in livestock and poultry farming to prevent the spread of diseases among animals and to protect human health. Effective biosecurity practices help to reduce the incidence of disease outbreaks, improve animal health, and increase the...
Senator Francis Tolentino is seeking an Senate inquiry, in aid of legislation, to determine the appropriate government actions in preventing and controlling another possible outbreak of the Avian Influenza virus in the country. Tolentino said there should be a clear and solid policy from...
An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that person-to-person transmission of H3N8 avian influenza is “extremely rare.” WHO Western Pacific Region Emergency Director Dr. Babatunde Olowokure made the statement after three cases of H3N8 avian influenza were detected in China,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered an import ban on chicken and other poultry products from eight countries amid the outbreak of avian influenza. A chicken in a cage (Photo courtesy of Pexels) Domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, and sperm...
