According to the latest drone data from the local conservation association, the death toll of silver pelicans in the area of Lake Mikri Prespes has reached 1,000. In Lake Heimaditida, located 60 km south near Aminteos, 60 dead silver pelicans were recorded, and in neighboring Zazari – 12. Also, according to the network of volunteers […]
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Mass death of wild birds on the lakes of Greece
The announcement by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food comes after hundreds of deaths of wild pelicans in Prespes. The news that more than 500 silver pelicans were found dead from the bird flu virus in Mikri Prespes caused great alarm. However, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food issued a statement in which […]
Alert in Evros: a swan has an avian influenza virus
According to information from the Veterinary Authority of Macedonia, cited by the Greek Ministry of Rural Development, a swan has been found on Evros with an avian influenza virus. In the near future, the pathogenicity of the virus will be accurately determined, although, presumably, it is quite high. This data further demonstrates the circulation of […]
First human infection with H10N3 avian influenza
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday that a 41-year-old man from China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has confirmed the first human case of the H10N3 avian influenza strain. A resident of Zhejiang city was hospitalized on April 28 due to fever and other symptoms, the NHC said in a statement. On May 28, he […]