DOH: No presence of Nipah virus in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health has confirmed that there are no cases of Nipah virus in the Philippines amid increasing reports of flu-like illnesses in Cagayan de Oro.
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Retail price of chicken soars to P210/kilo
MANILA, Philippines — The retail price of chicken went up to P210 per kilo amid the drop in local production as poultry raisers suffered losses amid the flooding of imported frozen products, according to the poultry raisers’ group United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA).
Philippines OKs commercial use of avian influenza vaccine for poultry
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is now allowing the commercial use of avian influenza vaccines to curb the spread of avian flu on poultry.
Salmonella outbreak linked to Gills Onions: 15 hospitalized
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Go to DoH: Prevent spread of Nipah virus
SEN. Christopher «Bong» Go called on the Department of Health (DoH) and other relevant agencies to implement stringent measures to prevent the potential spread of the Nipah virus (NiV) in the country.
ASF vaccine importer denies black market caused virus spread
MANILA, Philippines — The importer of the African swine fever vaccine countered the claim of farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So that the sale of ASF vaccine in the black market was the cause of the spread of the virus in the country.
Farmers’ group blames black market vaccine for ASF spread
MANILA, Philippines — The spread of African swine fever in the country can be attributed to the illegal sale of 300,000 vials of ASF vaccine to hog raisers, an official of the farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said.
16 OFWs return home from Israel
MANILA, Philippines — The first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel has returned safely to the Philippines.
3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month honors ‘banyuhay’ of Phl livestock, poultry subsectors
In honor of the growth and transformation of the Philippine livestock and poultry industries following the consecutive blows by the outbreak of transboundary animal diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the 3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month on October 9.
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