Health

The prevalence of extended-spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing multidrug-resistant escherichia coli in poultry chickens and variation according to farming practices in Punjab, India

Agricultural use of antimicrobials in subtherapeutic concentrations is increasing in response to the rising demand for food animal products worldwide. In India, the use of antimicrobials in food animal production is unregulated. Research suggests that many clinically important antimicrobials are used indiscriminately. This is the largest study to date in India that surveys poultry production to test for antimicrobial resistance and the occurrence of extended-spectrum b-lactamases (ESBLs) modulated by farming and managerial practices.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2017
Charles H. Brower, Siddhartha Mandal, Shivdeep Hayer & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-10
Tags:
Poultry, Antibiotics, Punjab, Health Effects, Micro Organisms, Livestock, Food Contamination, Food Standards, India
Animal Care

South African culls 260,000 birds so far to contain bird flu outbreak: minister

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa has culled 260,000 birds so far to contain an H5N8 bird flu outbreak, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana told a news briefing on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2017
Reuters (Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Avian Flu, Influenza, South Africa, Birds, Poultry, Africa
Animal Care

New case of avian flu confirmed in Standerton

A second case of a highly contagious form of avian flu was confirmed on a commercial chicken farm in Mpumalanga on Monday, which will require the immediate slaughter of 25,000 birds in addition to

Publication Date: 
28/06/2017
Business Day (South Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Avian Flu, Influenza, Poultry, Birds, South Africa, Africa
Animal Care

Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana ban South African poultry imports

Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana on Tuesday suspended poultry imports from South Africa with immediate effect following outbreaks of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2017
Africa News
Tags:
Animal Care, Livestock, Poultry, Avian Flu, Influenza, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Exports, Africa
Animal Care

Zimbabwe bans South African poultry after avian flu outbreak: state paper

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has imposed an indefinite ban on poultry products from South Africa after the country announced an outbreak of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu, the state-owned Herald ne

Publication Date: 
27/06/2017
Reuters (Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Avian Flu, Influenza, Poultry, Livestock, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Animal Care

New case of avian flu confirmed in Standerton

A second case of a highly contagious form of avian flu was confirmed on a commercial chicken farm in Mpumalanga on Monday, which will require the immediate slaughter of 25,000 birds in addition to

Publication Date: 
27/06/2017
Business Day (South Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Avian Flu, Influenza, Poultry, South Africa, Africa
Agriculture

South Africa suspends Zimbabwe chicken imports after bird flu outbreak

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has suspended imports of birds and chicken products from neighbouring Zimbabwe after it reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at a poultry fa

Publication Date: 
09/06/2017
Reuters (Africa)
Tags:
Agriculture, Birds, Avian Flu, Poultry, Zimbabwe, Influenza, Africa, Imports
Health

A reassortant H9N2 influenza virus containing 2009 pandemic H1N1 internal-protein genes acquired enhanced pig-to-pig transmission after serial passages in swine

Avian H9N2 and 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza viruses can infect pigs and humans, raising the concern that H9N2:pH1N1 reassortant viruses could emerge. Such reassortants demonstrated increased replication and transmissibility in pig, but were still inefficient when compared to pH1N1. Here, we evaluated if a reassortant virus containing the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase of A/quail/Hong Kong/G1/1997 (H9N2) in the A/California/04/2009 (pH1N1) backbone could become better adapted to pigs by serial passaging.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2017
José Carlos Mancera Gracia, Silvie Van den Hoecke, Juergen A. Richt & et al
Scientific Reports
7
1323
Tags:
Influenza, Swine Flu, Animal Diseases, Viral Diseases, Poultry
Animal Care

FCT laments loss of 1.5m birds to avian flu influenza

Acting Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development of the FCT, Dr. Musa A.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2017
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Livestock, Poultry, Avian Flu, Nigeria, Birds, Africa, Animal Care
Agriculture

BRAC Conducts Agriculture Disaster Risk Assessment

BRAC-Liberia has conducted an ‘Agriculture Disaster Risk and Vulnerable Assessment’ (DRVA) in Bong, Montserrado, Bomi, Margibi, Grand Cape Mount and Grand Bassa counties.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
Liberian Observer (Liberia)
Tags:
Agriculture, Liberia, Food Security, Poultry, Livestock, Floods, Africa, Natural Disasters

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