Additional outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry have been confirmed by these countries over the past two weeks.

A highly pathogenic strain means outbreaks in the last four months have already surpassed last year's total.

Protection and surveillance zones are in place.

With avian influenza cases already exceeding last season’s total, free-range egg producers are being urged to invest in ...

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Ireland is now free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon. The minister said that the World Organisation ...

Glenrath Farms in the Borders - which produces more than one million eggs a day - is hit by more cases.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases are on the rise, and Kansas is seeing the most severe outbreak in the country with neary 414,000 birds affected. (Stephen Ausmus/Animal Research Services, USDA) ...