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No new flu cases recorded but caution urged amongst elderly

There were no new flu cases recorded last week, with just two cases in total reported so far in the country this year. Neither of those two flu cases reported required hospitalisation. This is the second week in a row that the Health Protection and ...

12 Nov 2021 at 16:57

Local News

Avian Influenza H5N8 outbreak in a wild bird is confirmed by the Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that it has confirmed avian influenza subtype H5N8 in a wild bird in County Limerick. The peregrine falcon was submitted to the Limerick Regional Veterinary Laboratory as part of the ...

08 Nov 2020 at 16:00

Local News

Department introduces enhanced biosecurity measures to battle Avian Influenza

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced the introduction of enhanced biosecurity regulations as a precautionary measure against avian influenza (bird flu). Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, the new ...

30 Nov 2020 at 20:00

Farming

Department urges all poultry owners including backyard flock owners to be vigilant of Avian Influenza (AI)

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine would like to remind people of the risk that Avian Influenza (AI) poses to the poultry sector in Ireland. The current investigation into the suspected presence of a notifiable avian ...

09 Jan 2020 at 23:42

Farming

Longford flock owners warned after bird flu found in Tipperary

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed avian influenza in a wild bird in County Tipperary yesterday evening (Tuesday. February 6). The white-tailed sea eagle was found dead on January. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance ...

07 Feb 2018 at 10:58

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Bird flu discovered in a whooper swan on Longford-Leitrim border

This is the fourth case of bird flu in Ireland and it is the second swan that has been found to be infected with the h5n8 flu virus. In late December 2016, an Eurasian wigeon (species of duck) tested positive for the h5n8 flu ...

26 Jan 2017 at 00:09

Northern Ireland

Restrictions to stop spread of avian flu introduced in Northern Ireland

Housing measures for birds and poultry have been introduced in Northern Ireland in a bid to stop the spread of bird flu. The order, implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), ...

17 Feb 2025 at 10:57

Northern Ireland

Stormont department took swift action over bird flu, says minister

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has insisted his department “took swift action” over bird flu in Northern Ireland. Housing measures for birds and poultry to halt the spread of Avian Influenza came into force in the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 16:49

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