The detection of a case of avian influenza in Madeira prompted a meeting between the Ornithological Association of Madeira (AOM) and the Ornithological Breeders Club of Madeira (CCOM) with the Regional Directorate of Veterinary and Animal Welfare (DRV). According to a statement from the AOM, this meeting aimed to enhance…
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A seagull that tested positive for the avian influenza virus (H5) was collected on the 4th of October in Funchal. The confirmation was made by the National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV) on the 13th, after analysis of samples sent by the Veterinary Service of the Region. The…
Five years after the first cases of contagion of Covid-19 were confirmed in Portugal, Public Health specialist Francisco George warns of new “threats on the horizon” such as the H5N1 flu virus. “We have to be prepared now, more than ever, for a new phenomenon. There are threats on the…
The European Commission will purchase up to 665,000 doses of Segirus vaccine to prevent human contagion with bird flu to strengthen prevention in Portugal and 14 other participating member states.