Situation update H7N6 bird flu detection Otago – 4 December 2024
11 hours ago · Biosecurity New Zealand is taking further action today to stamp out a high pathogenic strain of avian influenza, H7N6, detected on a commercial egg farm in rural Otago. …
Eight questions about NZ's bird flu outbreak answered - 1News
1 day ago · Highly pathogenic bird flu has reached New Zealand’s shores. What does this mean for the country’s birds — and people? Chickens at a commercial egg farm in Otago have …
Bird flu: So far no known connection between first and second farm
7 hours ago · The highly aggressive avian flu strain H7N6 was first discovered in New Zealand after sick chickens were noticed on an Otago Mainland Poultry farm at Moeraki, on Monday 25 …
Bird flu outbreak: Culling of 80,000 chickens expected to start today
14 hours ago · The culling of 80,000 chickens to contain New Zealand’s first confirmed case of high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6, or bird flu, is expected to get under way today.. They …
Bird flu outbreak on Otago chicken farm: Family of workers …
1 day ago · It is New Zealand’s first confirmed case of high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6, or bird flu. All poultry exports are on hold, and a 10km buffer zone has been established around …
High pathogenic bird flu found on chicken farm: What you need …
2 days ago · Where and when was bird flu discovered in New Zealand? Speaking to media on Monday, Minister for Biosecurity and Food Safety Andrew Hoggard gave a timeline of the …
Months of getting prepared for highly pathogenic avian flu
1 day ago · Up to this point, New Zealand had never had a case of the highly pathogenic virus, but low pathogenic avian influenza was known to be present in wild birds in Aotearoa. H5N1 …
New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu
2 days ago · Tests confirmed the H7N6 subtype of bird flu at a rural chicken farm in the Otago region, Biosecurity New Zealand said in a statement. It is different to the H5N1 strain that has …
Strict biosecurity measures in place on chicken farm
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial rural Otago egg farm, after testing confirmed a high pathogenic strain of avian influenza in chickens that has …
Avian influenza: Wildlife health - Department of Conservation
Avian influenza is a contagious viral disease that affect both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza (AI) viruses. Strains of this virus are classed as either low …