BIRD FLU: Egypt Announces 88th H5N1 Case
GLOBAL - Summary of Bird Flu / Avian Influenza related news from across the world.

Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance
EU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.

Lohmann Tierzucht Celebrates 50th Anniversaries
GERMANY - For Lohmann Tierzucht, 2009 is a year of celebration: the company has marked the 50th anniversaries for both its layer breeding business and for its veterinary laboratory.

Cherry Valley Awarded Freedom Foods Accreditation
UK - Lincolnshire-based Cherry Valley, the UK’s largest duck manufacturer, has been recognised for its continued commitment to duck welfare with a Freedom Foods Accreditation.

Call for Govt to Act over Antibiotic Resistance
UK - The Soil Association has called on the government to act over what is calls an escalating farm antibiotic resistance problem.

More Newcastle Disease in Belgian Pigeons
BELGIUM - The veterinary authorities report a further case of Newcastle disease in a hobby flock of pigeons in East Flanders.

France Reports New Outbreak of LPAI
FRANCE - The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in a flock of ducks in western France.

More Drug Resistance in Zoonoses, Warn Health Groups
EU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.

First Step to Global Standards in Vet Training
FRANCE - Global collaborative work has delivered the first recommendations on veterinary education.

Maternal Antibody May Explain Success of In Ovo Vaccination
US - New research suggests that low maternal antibody concentrations at day 18 (E18) or day 19 (E19) of incubation may be one reason why in ovo vaccination is so successful, and holds the key to the future development of new vaccines for chickens, according...

Animal Health Awareness Campaign Launched
CANADA - The Government of Canada launched a national awareness campaign focused on key farm management practices that will help keep animals healthy and safeguard the Canadian food supply.

WVPA Congress: Record Attendance at Global Health Meeting
MOROCCO - The 16th World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) Congress was held in Marrakech from 9 to 12 November, and greeted with praise by a record number of participants. Jackie Linden reports for ThePoultrySite.

Dioxin Causes Duck Flock to be Destroyed
TAIWAN - Following the discovery of very high level of dioxin in ducks, 9,000 birds have been destroyed.

Czechs Find LPAI in Wild Duck
CZECH REPUBLIC - The veterinary authorities have reported finding H5N3 low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in a wild duck.

Industry Leaders Attend Asian Seminars
GLOBAL - The avian immune system and infectious bursal disease (IBD) were top of the agenda at two recent seminars held in Indonesia and Thailand.

Sweden Reports Newcastle Disease Outbreak
SWEDEN - The country's veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Newcastle Disease, also known as Paramyxovirus 1.

Viet Nam Reports Another HPAI Outbreak in Poultry
VIET NAM - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in village poultry.

New Merck Company Begins Operations
US - Merck has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation announced this week. Raul E. Kohan has been named president of the Animal Health division.

Russia Finds Bird Flu Virus in Wild Bird
RUSSIA - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a sick dove in Moscow region, which was found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

First Newcastle Disease Outbreak in Honduras
HONDURAS - The veterinary authorities have sent an Immediate Notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new case of Newcastle disease in a layer flock.

New Pfizer AH Aims to Address Industry Concerns
FRANCE - In an interview, Hervé Le Galludec, the Poultry Business Director in the European region for the new Pfizer Animal Health, explains how Pfizer's acquisition of Fort Dodge Animal Health will bring a new key partner to the poultry industry.

VLA Warns Hobby Farmers about Infectious Bronchitis
UK - There has been another outbreak of infectious bronchitis virus caused by the QX strain, according to September's Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA). Backyard flock owners and suppliers are...

Talented Young Vet Tackles ILTV
AUSTRALIA - Dr Joanne Devlin of the University of Melbourne is to continue her work on infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in the UK, according to the latest issue of eChook News from Poultry CRC.

Govt Warns Farmers to be on Alert to Bird Flu
ZAMBIA - Zambia should not relax on avian flu prevention, warns the government.

Battle Continues against Necrotic Enteritis
AUSTRALIA - Dr Trudi Banham explains her latest work on one of the toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens in the latest issue of eChook News from Poultry CRC.