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All bird owners, including poultry owners, have been urged to continue to be vigilant (stock image)

Avian flu found in flock of captive birds in Dublin

Avian flu has been found in a flock of captive birds in north Dublin, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Ireland • 19 Oct 22

The species most affected are gannets but razor bills, guillemots and gulls have also been found dead (File Pic)

Reports of dead seabirds on east and south coasts

Birdwatch Ireland says it has received hundreds of reports of dead and dying seabirds along the east and south coasts in recent days.

Ireland • 13 Sep 22

Rockabill Island off the coast of Skerries in Co Dublin holds up to 80% of Europe's breeding Roseate Terns

Charity says avian flu could 'decimate' seabird numbers

Entire Irish populations of some seabirds could be wiped out by a virulent strain of bird flu, which is wreaking havoc among seabird populations in parts of the UK and continental Europe, according to bird-conservation charity Birdwatch Ireland.

Ireland • 11 Jul 22

NI's chief veterinary officer Dr Robert Huey called on flock keepers to 'urgently review' their biosecurity measures (Stock image)

Two more suspected avian flu cases detected in NI

Two additional suspected cases of avian flu have been detected in Northern Ireland.

Ulster • 12 Dec 21

Bird flu is an annual risk brought by migratory wild birds (File photo)

27,000 ducks culled in Co Tyrone over bird flu concerns

Twenty-seven thousand ducks have been culled at a farm in Co Tyrone amidst ongoing concerns about the presence of avian flu in commercial flocks on both sides of the border.

Ulster • 02 Dec 21

Most cases of the flu have been in people who had visited live poultry markets or had close contact with live poultry

Deadly flu strain may have passed between people

Scientists have reported that a deadly strain of avian flu may have passed between people for the first time.

News • 07 Aug 13

Tests for avian flu in pheasants are negative

Final test results of pheasants in Barryroe, Co Cork, are totally negative for avian flu, according to the Department of Agriculture.

News • 04 Apr 12

Cork avian flu strain was not H5N1

Final tests have confirmed that the strain of avian flu detected in pheasants in Clonakilty in Cork last week was not the virulent H5N1 strain of the virus.

News • 02 Apr 12

Temporary restriction zones continue around two gun clubs in Co Cork

Tests show avian flu is not H5N1 strain

The Department of Agriculture says further tests have indicated that the strain of avian flu discovered in pheasants in Cork is a low pathogenic virus, and not the virulent H5N1 type.

News • 02 Apr 12

The Department of Agriculture has advised that those coming into contact with poultry should ensure biosecurity measures are in place

Outbreak of bird flu reported in Co Cork

There has been an outbreak of avian flu in a small flock of pheasants near Clonakilty, Co Cork.

News • 30 Mar 12

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