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Bird flu detected in cow in Netherlands for first time outside US
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The bird flu virus H5N1 has been detected for the first time outside the US in a cow in the Netherlands. Antibodies against the pathogen were found in the milk of the animal on a farm in the province of Friesland. The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Greifswald confirms that no such case was previously known worldwide.
Authorities confirmed the first foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) case in nine months at a cattle farm in Incheon on Saturday. The outbreak in Ganghwa County led to raising the alert level from "attention" to "serious" in Incheon and the nearby city of Gimpo. Experts have been dispatched to contain the spread of the disease.
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Protests against France's bovine contagious nodular dermatosis (DNC) culling policy intensified on December 14 in southwest France, with a manure-strewn demonstration in Millau and ongoing highway blockades, as farmers demand alternatives to euthanizing healthy animals. The actions precede Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard's Monday visit to Occitanie amid veterinary backlash and calls for dialogue.
Lintuinfluenssa on vahvistettu tilalla, jolla on noin 28 000 kalkkunaa Tomelillan kunnassa Skånessa. Ruotsin maataloushallitus on päättänyt lopettaa kaikki eläimet, jotka lopetettiin viikonloppuna. Viranomainen on myös määrännyt korkean riskin alueita Etelä-Ruotsissa suojellakseen muita siipikarjaparvia.