Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Sunday, April 3, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to “work double time” to address the ongoing Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu outbreak in the Philippines, reiterating that the country has yet to recover from the African swine...
DAVAO CITY — The City Government of Davao City has intensified efforts to monitor the entry of poultry products following the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 in some provinces of Luzon and Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, an official said. Dr. Cerelyn Pinili, head of the City Veterinary...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the transmission of avian flu virus from birds to humans is a "very rare" event. DOH The DOH made the statement after the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared an avian or bird flu outbreak in the country last March 30. "Gayunpaman, hindi kinakailangang...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered on Monday, March 29, stricter measures to contain and control the spread of bird flu following the outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) or H5N1 in duck and quail farms in Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, and Camarines Sur. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said...
PANGASINAN – Governor I. Amado Espino III has directed all poultry owners and stakeholders as well as the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet), to coordinate and prepare well amid the threat of "bird flu" and Newcastle disease. The instruction was relayed by the governor during a meeting...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Zamboanga Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has ordered a temporary ban on entries of all live bird species in the city following the reported bird flu cases in some Luzon provinces. The ban covers ready-to-lay pullets, ducks, quail, embryonated or “balut”, manure and other...
BACOLOD CITY - The provincial government of Negros Occidental has banned the entry of poultry products as well as all live domestic and wild birds from all regions in the country amid the bird flu threat. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson talks to the personnel and partners of the...
While health experts are optimistic, Malacañang said health experts in the country are still cautious about treating the coronavirus (COVID-19) like the common seasonal flu and that they prefer to take it one step at a time. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said more recoveries from COVID-19 are being recorded in the city with cases down to 1,205 from Monday's 1,858. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay City PIO file photo) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city’s intensified contact tracing and...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday, Jan. 4 that there is no ongoing shortage of paracetamol and other drugs for flu-like symptoms. A sign has been posted at a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila notifying people of out-of-stock medicines due to a shortage in supply amid another...
A case of “Florona” infection or the simultaneous infection of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and influenza was detected in a pregnant woman in Petah Tikva, Israel on Saturday, Jan. 1. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the first Florona patient is unvaccinated for both flu and...
The Antipolo City Veterinary Office (CVO) launched on Thursday, Dec. 23, its regular blood and cloacal sample collection of its chickens, ducks, and turkeys as it ramps up its efforts to prevent the entry of the avian Influenza virus or bird flu in the city. "Bukod sa Rabies, African Swine Flu...
