Disease
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Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens for bird flu
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens on Friday, officials said as they try to contain further outbreaks of a highly contagious strain of avian flu. The latest slaughter... -
China confirmed outbreak of H7N9 bird flu at a poultry farm in Hunan province
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: China confirmed an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu at a poultry farm in Hunan province in the southern part of the country, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Friday. The outbreak in... -
Austrian poultry to be allowed outdoors as the threat from bird flu is fading
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Austrian poultry will be allowed outdoors as of Saturday as the threat from bird flu is fading, the country’s health ministry said, lifting a restriction put in place more than two months ago. Austria... -
The number of people dying from tuberculosis is falling in Europe
Mar 20, 2017News Hour: The number of people developing and dying from tuberculosis (TB) is falling in Europe, but among the most vulnerable – including migrants, prisoners and people who are HIV positive – there have been worrying... -
Alabama has found bird flu at 3 poultry facilities
Mar 14, 2017News Hour: Alabama has found bird flu at three poultry facilities in the northern part of the state, its agriculture department said on Tuesday, near where two cases were detected recently in Tennessee, reports Reuters. Alabama... -
China confirmed a bird flu outbreak, the country’s sixth case
Mar 14, 2017News Hour: China confirmed a bird flu outbreak, the country’s sixth case since last October, at a duck farm in central Hubei province, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Tuesday. The outbreak in Daye,... -
£2.5 million grant to strengthen TB prevention and care decision-making
Mar 14, 2017News Hour: A project that is supporting global health policymakers to make evidence-informed decisions on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care will continue for a further three years, thanks to a new £2.5 million grant from the... -
Nepal reported outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Nepal has reported firmed an outbreak of severe H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in the Koshi region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the... -
17,000 chickens in Tennessee culled after becoming infected with bird flu
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: A commercial flock of 17,000 chickens in Tennessee has been culled after becoming infected with low-pathogenic bird flu, state agricultural officials said on Thursday, days after a more dangerous form of the disease killed... -
Spain confirmed a case of mad cow disease
Mar 10, 2017News Hour: Spain has confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the northwestern province of Castilla y Leon, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday....
