GET VAXXED Vaccines help fight against infections and keep your body safe from harm (Illustration Freepik) Do you notice that every year, a large number of people simultaneously get sick? It’s because there’s a period when flu is prevalent. In the Philippines, the highest number of cases is...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) is keeping an eye on possible spread of avian influenza or bird flu among ducks in this province. Dr. Myka Ponce, PVET veterinarian, recently conducted blood and swab samples on ducks in Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Santa Ana,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health-Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) confirmed on Wednesday, September 27, that over 190 students from private schools in this city experienced flu-like symptoms this month. PARENTS waiting for their children witness an event at West City Central School in...
CARMONA CITY, Carmona – The city government, together with the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) and Raising Awareness on Influenza to Support Elderlies (RAISE) Coalition, organized a community vaccination event for senior citizens on Monday, Sept. 11, in celebration of Grandparents'...
(Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Thursday, Sept. 7 that he foresees "affordable" chicken meat and egg products for Filipinos following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting with leading Indonesian animal health firm PT Vaksindo Satwa...
GENEVA, Switzerland --Â The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the recent surge in bird flu outbreaks among mammals could help the virus spread more easily among humans. WHO Headquarters in Geneva (Wikipedia) Since late 2021, Europe has been gripped by its worst-ever outbreak of bird...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed Friday, July 7, that Capiz province no longer has a case of bird flu.  DA Memorandum Circular No. 27 said Capiz is free from Avian influenza, more than seven months after the first bird flu case in Western Visayas region was...
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....
CAGAYAN – A bird flu surveillance is being conducted by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) in several towns in this province. The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian is taking blood samples from ducks and chickens in nine towns to determine if there is bird flu, specifically the avian...
A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday -- the first known human fatality from the avian influenza strain. (AFP/File) GENEVA, Switzerland – A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported...
The Antipolo City local government said that it has set up several Livestock Quarantine Checkpoints as part of its efforts in ensuring that all livestock and poultry products being brought in and produced by the city are free from Bird Flu and African Swine Fever (ASF). Antipolo City Mayor Jun...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech company Moderna said Thursday it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the same technology used in its successful Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna's experimental mRNA-1010 flu shot is "quadrivalent," meaning it targets four...
