Tag: Bird Flu
DoA on alert as bird flu moves into Caribbean region
(CNS): The Department of Agriculture is actively monitoring the status of avian influenza after the US authorities confirmed the presence of the HPAI virus in a backyard poultry flock in Puerto Rico. This marks the first case in domestic birds in the region during this outbreak, which began in February 2022. Officials from the DoA […]
Permits needed for importing unpasteurised products
(CNS): Following reports of an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in cows across various American states, the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture has said that it will, at some unspecified date, require an import permit to bring in unpasteurised products to safeguard the public. However, local food importers do not import unpasteurised products, and […]
Samples negative for bird flu after chickens killed
(CNS): The official results from samples sent to a laboratory in the United States from a flock of local chickens were negative for avian influenza (bird flu). After five samples were suspected to have been positive following local tests, the entire flock was euthanised. But the Department of Agriculture has now said that bird flu […]
Chickens euthanised after bird flu suspected in local flock
(CNS): Five possible cases of Avian influenza (bird flu) have been detected in Grand Cayman during the Department of Agriculture’s routine surveillance for the virus in the local poultry population. The DoA explained that its veterinary staff conducts preliminary rapid testing of all domestic poultry that have died of possible respiratory illnesses.
Bird flu blamed for pricy eggs
(CNS): A local supermarket has blamed an outbreak of Avian Influenza in the United States for hikes in the price of eggs here in Cayman. The flu has claimed more than 38 million birds across the US and Canada, with egg laying birds being particularly impacted. Some twenty commercial egg farms have tested positive for […]
