Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/...s-case/2108020
Camarines Sur positive for bird flu virus case
By Ed Paolo Salting
May 8, 2025
THE Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has confirmed the detection of the country's first case of a new strain of bird flu, specifically High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) Type A Subtype H5N9, in Camaligan, Camarines Sur.
On April 30, 2025, the BAI-Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory (BAI-ADDRL) reported positive results from duck samples collected during a routine surveillance by DA Regional Field Office V (DA-RFO V).
Subtype H5N9, while highly pathogenic in birds, poses a low risk to humans based on current global assessments...
Camarines Sur positive for bird flu virus case
By Ed Paolo Salting
May 8, 2025
THE Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has confirmed the detection of the country's first case of a new strain of bird flu, specifically High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) Type A Subtype H5N9, in Camaligan, Camarines Sur.
On April 30, 2025, the BAI-Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory (BAI-ADDRL) reported positive results from duck samples collected during a routine surveillance by DA Regional Field Office V (DA-RFO V).
Subtype H5N9, while highly pathogenic in birds, poses a low risk to humans based on current global assessments...
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