Algeria reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry on farm

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Source: https://news.yahoo.com/algeria-repor...104139642.html

Algeria reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on farm
Fri, October 7, 2022 at 6:41 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - Algeria has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday.

The virus killed 35,800 birds on a farm in the district of Medea, south of Algiers...

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Algeria - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4641

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/09/24

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2021/03/14

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/09/27

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_157364

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2022/10/06
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_107414 - EL GUELB EL KEBIR
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2022/09/24

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
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FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Médéa

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
El Guelb El Kebir

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
El Guelb El Kebir

Latitude, Longitude
36.26 , 3.4123

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
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SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 37500 37500 358001700 0 0
TOTAL 37500 37500 35800 1700 0 0
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4641

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Poultry: provision of more than 20 million doses of vaccines against avian flu

Published On: Sunday, 27 November 2022 13:34

ALGIERS - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced, in a statement on Sunday, the availability of more than 20 million doses of vaccine against avian influenza (avian flu).

"The veterinary services under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have taken all the sanitary measures to protect the poultry livestock. Thus, more than 20 million doses of vaccine against avian influenza (avian flu) are available “, is it indicated in this press release which aims to reassure all operators in the egg and white meat production sector.

The ministry recalled, however, that "vaccination against avian influenza is only a complement which cannot replace the rules of hygiene and good behavior of the breedings (vaccination against the other diseases: Marek, Newcastle) , as well as all the measures for the protection of the poultry population".

https://www.aps.dz/sante-science-tec...grippe-aviaire


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Avian flu: farmers called upon to no longer hide cases / Capping chicken prices will be “difficult”

NEWS
November 29, 2022

“80% of chicken farmers are not accredited and work illegally and without insurance. They are therefore afraid to declare the number of chickens who have died from avian flu,” said El Hadi Tabhirt, national secretary of the National Interprofessional Council for the Poultry Sector (CNIFA), yesterday, calling on breeders “to report the deaths recorded. ".

By Thinhinane Khouchi

Speaking yesterday on National Radio, the national secretary of the National Interprofessional Council for the Poultry Sector (CNIFA) reacted to the statements of the Minister of Agriculture concerning the cap on the price of chicken... Regarding the disease, the radio guest returned to the spread of avian flu, indicating that "the symptoms of avian flu are represented by lethargy, fever and abstinence from food", adding that "there is no ere are no precise statistics regarding the number of chickens that have died from bird flu, but the situation is worrying. For instance : two breeders in the wilaya of Médéa lost sixty thousand chickens because of the flu”. On this occasion, the national secretary of the National Interprofessional Council for the Poultry Sector called on breeders "to report the deaths recorded, and not to move, while not selling chickens to breeders who have recorded deaths in order to prevent the spread of influenza, in addition to disinfection of trucks transporting chickens, eggs and chicken feed”. He said that “failure to report deaths frightens and worries us, because this behavior leads to the spread of the disease”. “Hiding cases of chicken deaths is very dangerous, and such cases exist because most chicken farmers (80% of them) are unlicensed and moonlight and uninsured. They are therefore afraid to make a declaration of the number of deaths”, alerted El Hadi Tabhirt. In addition, the speaker on National Radio said that "twenty million doses of avian flu vaccine would be enough to contain the situation", stressing the need to accelerate the pace of vaccination before the virus spreads. ...

https://lejourdalgerie.com/grippe-aviaire-les-eleveurs-appeles-a-ne-plus-cacher-les-cas-le-plafonnement-des-prix-du-poulet-sera-difficile/

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Why chicken prices are falling and egg prices remain high in Algeria

By Zine Haddadi
10/22/2023 at 5:37 p.m.

In Algeria, the prices of eggs remain at high levels at 22 dinars per unit while those of chicken are experiencing a decline on the market after the peak of 600 dinars per kilo reached a few days ago.

The maintenance of high egg prices is largely explained by a market planning problem and by the disorganization of the poultry industry in Algeria, according to Ali Benchaiba, president of the national federation of poultry farmers.

“There is a significant deficit in the laying breeder hen. What we call the repro-laying hen is missing among breeders. The importation of this category is open but the existing quantities on the market are insufficient to meet the needs of breeders,” explains Ali Benchaiba.

The president of the national federation of poultry farmers also mentioned an epidemic of avian flu which decimated part of the laying hen population, which impacted egg production. In addition, half of the breeders are completely at a standstill, he said.

Beyond economic problems, Ali Benchaiba points to a lack of anticipation and planning in egg production in Algeria.

“The egg production process takes longer than that of the chicken. This must be done a year in advance to have a sufficient quantity on the market. As last year the measures were not taken by the authorities despite our warnings, we have reached the current situation with a lack of breeding hens and an increase in egg prices,” he said. -he explains.

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https://www.tsa-algerie.com/pourquoi-les-prix-du-poulet-baissent-et-ceux-des-oeufs-restent-elevesen-algerie/amp/