The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has urged producers and backyard flock owners to practice biosecurity in the wake of the H7N9 avian influenza virus that has been linked to human illnesses in China. According to the agency, the ...
H7N9 is a serotype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). H7 normally circulates amongst avian populations with some variants known to occasionally infect humans. An H7N9 virus was first reported to have ...
What is this A(H7N9) virus? H7N9 is a subtype of influenza virus. H7N9 viruses have been previously detected mainly in wild birds, though other H7 viruses been reported around the globe in domestic and wild birds. The recent event in ...
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Responding to the occurrence of the A(H7N9) influenza virus in China requires strong biosecurity measures, FAO said today. Unlike other influenza strains, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, this new virus is hard to detect in ...
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A(H7N9) influenza borke out in China recently. What is this A(H7N9) virus? H7N9 is a subtype of influenza virus. H7N9 viruses have been previously detected mainly in wild birds, though other H7 viruses been reported ...
China has culled all poultry at Huhuai produce market in Songjiang district of Shanghai in order to limit a bird flu outbreak caused by a new strain of H7N9 virus. The culling was carried out after authorities from the China's Ministry of ...
Tags: H7N9 Bird Flu, culling, Food