David Strickland

1 week ago | poultrytimes.com | David Strickland

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Mexican officials have confirmed the country’s first human death from H5N1 avian influenza is a 3-year-old girl, who was also the first confirmed human case in Mexico. The young girl, a resident of the state of Durango, passed away on April 8 at a hospital in Torreón where she was initially being treated with oseltamivir, the Mexican Ministry of Health reports. After initial positive test results, it was noted she died approximately a week later from respiratory complications.

1 week ago | poultrytimes.com | David Strickland

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The American Egg Board shared a “thank you” message from the nation’s egg farmers in a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal on April 10. “This has been an incredibly challenging time for the egg industry,” Emily Metz, AEB president and CEO, said.

2 weeks ago | poultrytimes.com | David Strickland

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — One of the world’s largest egg producers, Sundaily, has broken ground on what it touts to be China’s largest individual location care-free egg farm. This new facility will begin with 300,000 cage-free hens with plans to expand to 1 million hens in three to five years. Sundaily’s new cage-free facility is located in Guangyuan City in Sichuan Province.

3 weeks ago | poultrytimes.com | David Strickland

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Officials still report that the threat of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza from infected birds to people remains low, but with outbreaks still occurring; it is crucial to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. HPAI transmission can occur through the nasal discharges, saliva and fecal droppings of infected birds, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notes.

3 weeks ago | poultrytimes.com | David Strickland

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The spring migration season is almost here, and with it will come more than 3 billion wild birds from warmer climates heading north, and as always is the case, the potential for additional spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Wild waterfowl such as ducks and geese have been culprits in the spread, but with the mutating of the H5N1 virus, additional species are now contributing to it making its way around the globe.