Avian flu: Poultry owners in North West urged to take measures
Poultry owners in the North West are being urged to take some measures to prevent the spread of avian flu. Earlier this week a case of the bird flu was confirmed, after a swan was discovered dead in Co Cavan. Poultry owners have been issued with an order…
Fears that dead birds in parts of north Sligo may have had avian flu
A north Sligo councillor is warning people this evening to stay away from any dead birds amid fears they may have been infected by avian flu. There have been reports of bird flu from around the country; now there are fears it may be present in birds in north Sligo,…
McConalogue warns of bird flu epidemic
Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue is urging farmers to take every precaution possible to ensure there isn’t a bird flu epidemic. It’s after five cases among wild birds in the Republic, and two in the North were detected, since the beginning of last month. Ministers from both sides…
Ryan – “We need to go after the virus itself”
The Sligo-born head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency team says lockdowns will not be enough to fully defeat the coronavirus. Dr. Michael Ryan says the danger is that without strong public health measures, the virus will jump back up again when lockdowns are eventually lifted. Michael Ryan, from Curry,…
Second case of bird flu identified in Galway
A second case of bird flu has been identified in county Galway. The discovery was made yesterday after a wigeon was found to be carrying a strain of avian influenza. Farmers are being advised to keep their poultry flocks confined – although no outbreaks have been found in Irish poultry…
Bird flu outbreak has potential to ‘decimate’ local economies
The growth of the poultry industry is under serious threat as a result of the Bird Flu. The Department of the Environment has a regulation in place since the end of December for all birds to be housed indoors as a result of the H5N8 strain of this flu which…