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#Bird Flu
# bird-flu - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
Egg shortage in some supermarkets amid bird flu outbreak and increased demand
Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
# bird-flu - Friday 9 February, 2018
First case of 'highly pathogenic' bird flu found in eagle in Tipperary
The risk to humans is considered to be very low.
# bird-flu - Saturday 4 February, 2017
Sixth case of bird flu in Ireland found in whooper swan
The risk to humans is considered to be very low but the public is advised not to handle sick or dead birds.
# bird-flu - Friday 13 January, 2017
Second case of bird flu found in Ireland
The risk to humans is deemed to be “very low”.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 11 January, 2017
All birds at Dublin Zoo have been moved indoors over flu threat
The measure was taken to prevent birds from contracting bird flu from wild birds.
# bird-flu - Saturday 31 December, 2016
Bird flu has been found in Ireland. Here's how to spot it in your flock
Fears about the infectious virus have been spreading across Europe this year.
# bird-flu - Friday 30 December, 2016
Bird flu found in wild duck in Wexford
The H5N8 virus is highly pathogenic, and has been found across the UK and Europe in recent times.
# bird-flu - Friday 23 December, 2016
Poultry owners warned to keep their birds indoors
It’s a precautionary measure after outbreaks of bird flu in the UK.
# bird-flu - Saturday 17 December, 2016
Farmers urged to check flocks after outbreak of bird flu in England
An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 (bird flu) has been confirmed in Lincolnshire.
# bird-flu - Monday 28 November, 2016
390,000 ducks and hens in northern Europe culled over bird flu fears
The birds were culled in the space of three days in Sweden and the Netherlands following a resurgence in the virus across Europe.
# bird-flu - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
Hong Kong to cull 15,000 chickens after avian flu virus found
The birds had been imported from mainland China and one woman has been hospitalised.
# bird-flu - Monday 17 November, 2014
Bird flu has hit Germany, the Netherlands and now the UK...are we next?
The Agriculture Minister said poultry owners need to be vigilant.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Catch up as you wake up.
Remember bird flu? It's back and it's in Britain
However, the risk to the public is said to be “very low”.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Bird flu outbreak prompts chicken cull in Japan
No cases of humans contracting the disease who have eaten poultry or eggs have been recorded.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
It’s the middle of the week now and here’s everything you need to know before 9am.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 12 February, 2014
Fifth bird flu case reported in Hong Kong
A 65-year-old man was hospitalised after developing a fever and a cough.
# bird-flu - Saturday 1 February, 2014
RTE, health insurance, and the Queen: The week in numbers
Plus: What percentage of people aged 50 and older in Ireland are obese?
# bird-flu - Tuesday 28 January, 2014
Hong Kong kills 20,000 chickens over bird flu fears
Up to 20,000 chickens were killed after the deadly virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Canada confirms first death from bird flu in North America
Health officials have stressed that the risk to the population is extremely low.
# bird-flu - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
Chinese man in hospital with confirmed case of bird flu
The WHO say that so far there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
# bird-flu - Thursday 14 November, 2013
How did a woman get the world's first human case of H6N1 bird flu?
A 20-year-old woman was found with the virus after presenting to hospital with flu-like symptoms.
# bird-flu - Monday 19 August, 2013
9-year-old boy dies from bird flu in Cambodia
The boy had carried dead and sick bird from a cage for food preparation before he became ill.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 7 August, 2013
Deadly strain of bird flu may have passed between people for first time
Scientists have long feared the virus would mutate into a form that transmits easily from person to person.
# bird-flu - Monday 20 May, 2013
Uh-oh: UN says it's impossible to predict spread of new bird flu
‘Influenza viruses constantly reinvent themselves’, says the head of the WHO. ‘No one can predict the future course.’
# bird-flu - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
China detains 12 for 'false' bird flu rumours
Police in China’s southwest city of Guiyang detained three people for claiming H7N9 had been found in a poultry market, according to police.
# bird-flu - Monday 7 January, 2013
Two die from swine flu in China
A man also passed away from the H1N1 influenza strain in Jordan over the weekend.
# bird-flu - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
All clear: tests on Cork pheasants are negative for bird flu
A temporary exclusion zone is lifted after further tests on a flock of game birds in Clonakilty show bird flu had not spread.
# bird-flu - Monday 2 April, 2012
Clonakilty bird flu "poses no risk to public health"
The Department of Agriculture said today that bird flu found in pheasants in Clonakilty is not the deadly H5N1 strain. However all biosecurity measures will remain in place in Barryroe, where results are expected on ill pheasants there.
# bird-flu - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Tests continue and restrictions remain after avian flu outbreak in Cork
The Department of Agriculture said today that there was no update as yet as to the cause of the outbreak in Cork.
# bird-flu - Friday 30 March, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Avian flu virus found in pheasants in Cork
The birds on the affected premises are being slaughtered today.
# bird-flu - Friday 17 February, 2012
WHO delays decision on releasing new bird flu research
Researchers in the US and the Netherlands have developed new H5N1 strains which are more transmissible than the natural version.
# bird-flu - Thursday 22 December, 2011
US asks science journals to censor studies on man-made bird flu
The US government fears that details on a lab-made version of bird flu could be used by terrorists for biological warfare.
# bird-flu - Monday 29 August, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
UN agency warns of potential bird flu resurgence
A mutant strain of the virus has been confirmed in China and Vietnam, and is believed to have been spread by wild bird migration.
# bird-flu - Thursday 18 November, 2010
Hong Kong reports first Bird Flu in eight years
Forget SARS, forget swine flu, forget foot-and-mouth disease… the original virus of doom is back.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in every day (4695)
Yes, I check in most days (4067)
I didn't download it (3857)
No, I've stopped using it (2759)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (2741)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1776)
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