U.S. officials predict a return of avian flu in the fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. agriculture officials say it is “highly probable” that the virulent avian flu viruses that have hit U.S. poultry operations hard in recent weeks will return next fall when wild...
View ArticleH5N2 Bird Flu: Government Workers In HazMat Suits Arrive At Farms For Poultry...
To H5N2 strain has swept through the Midwest infecting 7.3 million chickens and turkeys on some of the largest poultry farms in the country. Bird flu, like other flu viruses, are “highly mutable” and...
View ArticleU.S. suspends some Canadian poultry imports due to bird flu
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States has suspended imports of live and raw poultry from the Canadian province of British Columbia due to an outbreak of bird flu virus, the U.S....
View ArticleRPT-UPDATE 2-Suspected bird flu in Arkansas poultry threatens exports
(Repeats March 10 story for wider distribution) By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Suspected bird flu in Arkansas poultry threatens exports
(Updates with Tyson comment in paragraph 9) By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the third-largest...
View ArticleBIRD FLU DRIVES UP PRICES
Prices for eggs and turkey meat are rising as an outbreak of bird flu in the Midwest claims an increasing number of chickens and turkeys. Market experts say grocery stores and wholesalers are trying to...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Taiwan, Japan ban Ontario poultry over Canada bird flu
(Adds detail on bird deaths, trade restrictions, Maple Leaf Foods comments) By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 7 (Reuters) - Japan and Taiwan have imposed trade restrictions on poultry and poultry...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Suspected bird flu in Arkansas poultry threatens exports
(Updates with details on discovery, comments) By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the...
View ArticleU.S. asks China to drop ban on poultry imports triggered by bird flu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday asked China to drop a ban on imports of U.S. poultry imposed because of an outbreak of bird flu in chickens and turkeys. The...
View ArticleBird flu outbreak could set U.S. record with 'probable' cases in Iowa
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The highly pathogenic H5 avian flu turned up in initial tests at five more farms in Iowa, including a commercial egg operation housing up to 5.5 million birds, Iowa's agriculture...
View ArticleSuspected bird flu in Arkansas poultry threatens exports
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the third-largest U.S. turkey producer and home to Tyson Foods Inc, the nation's biggest chicken...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys -USDA
(Adds Japan bans imports from Arkansas, Philippines may follow) CHICAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of highly pathogenic avian...
View ArticleWisconsin declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin has declared a state of emergency over a bird flu outbreak that is infecting U.S. poultry and Governor Scott Walker said on Monday he has authorized the state's National...
View ArticleU.S. presses Mexico to ease poultry import limits brought by bird flu
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is pressing Mexico, the top importer of U.S. chickens and turkeys, to relax restrictions imposed on poultry shipments because of an outbreak of a strain of avian...
View ArticleHighly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys: USDA
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Arkansas, the third-largest U.S. turkey...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys -USDA
(Updates with stock prices for poultry companies, background on bird flu) CHICAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of highly pathogenic...
View ArticleChina bans U.S. poultry, eggs imports amid avian flu fears: USDA
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO (Reuters) - China has banned all imports of U.S. poultry, poultry products and eggs amid recent reports of highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza found in the Pacific...
View ArticleMidwest bird flu outbreak raises egg and poultry prices
The retail price of a carton of large eggs in the midwest has jumped nearly 17% since mid-April when the bird flu virus began appearing in Iowa’s chicken flocks. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP ...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Bird flu on California farm prompts HK, others to bar poultry imports
(Adds export market information, investigation details, impact on U.S. poultry industry) By P.J. Huffstutter April 24 (Reuters) - An avian-borne virus outbreak on a California quail farm has fueled...
View ArticleMinnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It...
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