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Poultry as a Host for the Zoonotic Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni

10/02/2012 11:03:44

Campylobacteriosis is the most reported foodborne gastroenteritic disease and poses a serious health burden in industrialized countries. An article review by Dr Hermans et al, emphasis the link between ...

Dubai bans raw eggs in ready-to-eat products

08/02/2012 12:37:29

Dubai eateries have been barred from using raw eggs in ready-to-eat products after authorities found them as a cause for many Salmonella infections. The Food Control Department of the Dubai Municipality ...

China: a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection

06/02/2012 19:42:50

The Ministry of Health of China has notified WHO of a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection.‬‪ The case is a 39 year-old male from Guiyan City, Guizhou Province. He developed symptoms ...

Avian Influenza detected in Eastern Nepal

05/02/2012 21:35:50

The deaths of chickens in Sunsari and Ilam districts in the past few weeks were due to avian influenza, tests in England have confirmed. Tissue samples were sent to England after around 6,500 chickens ...

Japan has banned imports of poultry from the state of New York

04/02/2012 10:56:35

Japan has banned imports of poultry from the state of New York following the discovery of two cases of low-pathogenic avian influenza detected at a live bird market in January, USDA’s Animal and Plant ...

Avian Influenza in Sri Lanka

03/02/2012 19:04:10

Avian influenza was detected in Sri Lanka, after a large number of fowl had died at a farm in Bingiriya, Kurunegala in the North Western Province. The fowl deaths were due to H5N2 low pathogenic avian ...

New cases of Newcastle disease are reported in Israel

02/02/2012 17:10:11

New cases of Newcastle disease are reported in Israel Eitan: a 3 weeks old broiler flock of 87,000 birds. Kefar Warburg: a free range layer flock. ...

Vietnam confirms 2nd human avian influenza death in a month

02/02/2012 14:21:23

The Mekong Delta's Soc Trang province has reported another avian A/H5N1 influenza death, the 2nd case in Viet Nam in 2012, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health. ...

Hong Kong: 2 dead birds test positive for H5 virus

02/02/2012 14:14:22

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said that Preliminary testing of a dead peregrine falcon and a dead black-headed gull have tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus. A spokesman ...

US: Four swans die from avian influenza virus

02/02/2012 13:54:29

Four swans found dead in Massachusetts had the avian influenza virus, authorities said on Wednesday, they were tested positive of H1 strain. State and federal wildlife officials say four of the 12 swans ...

More cases of Newcastle disease in Israel

01/02/2012 13:28:11

The Israeli veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease in Kissufim (southern Israel). The affected broiler flock is 3 weeks of age. ...

Japan suspends imports of Australian poultry products

31/01/2012 08:27:14

Japan has suspended imports of all Australian chicken meat and eggs after avian influenza was reported on a farm in Victoria. Up to 10,000 ducks have been destroyed on two farms north of Melbourne after ...

Australia: an outbreak of Newcastle Disease

31/01/2012 08:24:33

The Australian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease in Melbourbe, Victoria. The affected population consists of a spotted turtle dove and a sparrow hawk. PMV-1 infection ...

Prevalence of Salmonella in Japanese broiler flocks

28/01/2012 08:45:53

This study determined the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from broiler flocks in Japan. Caecal dropping samples were collected from 288 broiler flocks between November ...

Hong Kong: Goose carcass found in Sham Tseng tests positive for H5N1 virus

27/01/2012 12:48:03

A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (January 26) that a goose carcass found in Sham Tseng was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after laboratory testing. The ...

Australia: Avian influenza H5 found at Victorian poultry farm

27/01/2012 08:01:11

Avian influenza has been detected at two sites north-west of Melbourne. The Department of Primary Industries has quarantined two sites owned by a commercial duck farmer after birds there tested positive ...

Egypt: Avian influenza control campaign

27/01/2012 07:52:46

A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy. ...

Israel announces outbreak of Newcastle disease in turkeys

25/01/2012 16:52:44

The Israeli Veterinary Services confirmed the presence of Newcastle disease in a meat-type turkey flock in Hazav (Southern Israel). The flock is 8 weeks old. ...

Vietnam: Man dies of avian influenza

24/01/2012 11:42:50

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The case was an 18 year-old male from Kien Giang Province. He developed symptoms on ...

China: avian influenza claims second victim in a month

22/01/2012 17:50:31

A man in southwest China who contracted the avian influenza virus died on Sunday, the second human death from the virulent disease in the country in just under a month. ...

FSIS is proposing a new inspection system for young chicken and turkey

21/01/2012 11:01:00

In a shift that will save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a modernization ...

Indonesia and Egypt report cases of H5N1 in humans

20/01/2012 07:46:53

The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The case is a 5 year-old female from Jakarta Province. She was identified ...

A multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak at Mexican restaurant chain

20/01/2012 07:41:08

A multistate outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis infections, primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, all linked to a mysterious Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain known as Taco Bell chain. The investigation ...

Vietnam reports avian influenza death

19/01/2012 18:39:01

Vietnam confirmed its first human death from avian influenza in nearly two years. Test results confirmed that an 18-year-old Vietnamese man died of the disease after being hospitalized a day earlier. ...

Newcastle disease continue to strike poultry farms in Israel

19/01/2012 18:21:56

Four new cases of Newcastle disease are reported in poultry farms in Israel, and it seems to be everywhere. Netiv Haasara (a village in southern Israel): Poults, 6 weeks old. Ramat Magshimim (Golan ...

Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Exposure to Clinical and Teaching Microbiology Laboratories

19/01/2012 13:57:40

On October 30, 2010, PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a multistate cluster of Salmonella Typhimurium infections with a particular pulsed-field ...

Cambodia: a human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

17/01/2012 14:45:17

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The case was a 2 year-old male from Banteay Meanchey Province. ...

Choosing Poultry Over Beef Cuts Stroke Risk

14/01/2012 10:24:08

American researchers found that men and women who eat more than two servings of red meat daily increase their risk of stroke by 28% and 19%, respectively, compared to individuals who consume less than ...

The policy on restricting antimicrobial use in animals may be overly simplistic

13/01/2012 15:55:15

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a major and growing threat to effective treatment of bacterial infections. For almost a century, antimicrobials have been used to control bacterial infections and ...

British egg producers are still using illegal cages

13/01/2012 15:01:49

Up to 500,000 hens are being kept in battery cages on farms in the UK despite an EU-wide ban which came into force at the beginning of the year. Since 1 January, all laying hens must be kept in "enriched" ...