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...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against diseases that are prevalent during the rainy season. Some diseases that are common during the rainy season include influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue, the DOH said. “The DOH is reminding the public to take flu shots, avoid wading...
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...
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...
An infectious disease expert clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that having influenza will not cause one to get a positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During President Rodrigo Duterte's taped public address aired late Tuesday...
Infections brought about by Influenza and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants Omicron and Delta have no distinct symptoms, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from DOH / MANIL BULLETIN) In a statement, DOH cited the World Health Organization (WHO) who said that the...
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...
The Philippine government was told to temporarily suspend the importation of chicken and other poultry products amid several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Asia and Europe. Rosendo So, chairman of Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG), said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, that the...
The Antipolo City local government launched on Sunday a random sampling 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. (Photo from Antipolo PIO) In a Facebook post, Antipolo City Spokesperson Jun...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
The Philippines temporarily banned the importation of poultry products coming from the Russian Federation, which was recently hit by the dreaded bird flu or H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This was contained in Department of Agriculture’s (DA) memorandum order (MO) no. 17, which...
