Since May, the disease has been found at 74 residential properties in Southern California, triggering the quarantine of more than 1,000 homes and euthanization of more than 9,000 birds.

The veterinary services department says the suspension of exports to China has led to bird’s nest products, worth an estimated RM7.23 million, having clearance issues.

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

Pet birds may also be taken to veterinary clinics without prior written approval. Newcastle disease is a viral infection that affects domestic and wild birds. Symptoms can include respiratory distress ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

As a precaution, the ministry confirmed that vaccination against Newcastle disease will remain mandatory for all egg-laying ...

This puts the birds at risk of picking up new strains of bird flu or other diseases before they return to California. Avian flu poses a threat not only to California’s poultry industry, but to ...

The often severe disease can cause severe respiratory, nervous and digestive symptoms in birds. The virus spreads rapidly in flocks through droppings, secretions and airborne particles ...

PETALING JAYA – No traces of the . bird-killing Newcastle disease virus (NDV) have been detected in bird’s nest premises and products in Malaysia that have come under official monitoring, says ...

The results were negative for both bird flu and Newcastle disease, the document showed. Both these diseases may trigger trade bans. The first case of bird flu on a commercial farm in Brazil was ...