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**sharon sanders** · April 27, 2022, 06:44 AM

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**Pathfinder** · July 5, 2022, 11:32 AM

DA orders stricter measures vs. bird flu in Pampanga town

By Zorayda Tecson July 5, 2022, 6:23 pm

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office-Central Luzon (RFO3) has ordered stricter control and containment measures against bird flu after a poultry farm in Santo Tomas, this province, showed the presence of the avian influenza virus.

In a letter, DA RFO3 Executive Director Crispulo G. Bautista asked Santo Tomas Mayor John Sambo to implement prompt quarantine prevention and control measures after laboratory tests showed the samples to be positive for Influenza Type A subtype H5N1.
...
The DA RFO3 collected samples last June 24 and 27 following reports of suspected cases in Barangay San Bartolome in Sto. Tomas.

The samples were then tested on June 29 at the Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory, Bureau of Animal Industry in Quezon City.
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Municipal Agriculturist Gregorio Manansala said some 100,000 chickens have already been culled and another 250,000 more are scheduled to suffer the same. (PNA)

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**Shiloh** · July 6, 2022, 05:03 AM

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/162243...wPtIJltVFhnhNK d2lq.q2DXo-1657101622-0-gaNycGzNCT0

In Pampanga, bird flu hits farms anew
100K egg-producing chickens culled, 250K more set for slaughter to stop virus spread
By: Tonette Orejas - @ttorejasINQ
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:45 AM July 06, 2022

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Workers in five farms in Sto. Tomas town, Pampanga province, on Monday rushed the culling of more than 100,000 egg-producing chickens after laboratory tests by the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, on several samples in the area.

In a telephone interview, Mayor John Sambo said he ordered the culling following the advice of Crispulo Bautista, the DA director in Central Luzon, to carry out quarantine prevention and control measures against a possible outbreak of bird flu in the province.

Bautista, in a letter to Sambo on June 30, said the samples taken in Barangay San Bartolome from June 24 to June 27 were positive for influenza Type A subtype H5N1...

**Shiloh** · September 20, 2022, 05:22 PM

Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1...south-cotabato

DA-Davao heightens measures vs bird flu after detection in South Cotabato
Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit
September 20, 2022

THE Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) is intensifying its monitoring against Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 (bird flu) following the recently reported case in neighboring provinces, and the incoming influx of migratory birds in some parts of the region.

According to local media in South Cotabato on Monday afternoon, September 19, around 100,000 chickens in a poultry farm in Barangay Magon in Tantangan, South Cotabato was subjected to culling after some samples tested positive for bird flu...

**Shiloh** · October 30, 2022, 05:45 AM

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/168712...n-ilocos-norte

Bird flu detected in Ilocos Norte
By: John Michael Mugas - @inquirerdotnet
Inquirer Northern Luzon / 12:10 PM October 30, 2022

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—Bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza Type A, was detected in Ilocos Norte among free-range chickens which were distributed to beneficiaries of a government program in the province.

In a public advisory on Saturday, Oct. 29, the provincial government said that the chickens tested positive for the virus after they were distributed by the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) on Oct. 20 to beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsya 2 Program.

“Several days later [after the distribution], the chickens’ RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test results yielded positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Type A (H5N1), commonly known as Bird Flu,” the provincial government said...

**Shiloh** · December 4, 2022, 07:07 PM

Source: https://www.panaynews.net/wv-logs-first-bird-flu-case/

WV logs first bird flu case
By Panay News -
Monday, December 5, 2022
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO

ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ P30-billion poultry industry is now at risk. The region logged its first case of avian influenza or bird flu in Barangay Cagay, Roxas City, Capiz.

Laboratory Result No. 4849-01 released by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) – Veterinary Laboratory Division on Dec. 2 showed the poultry serum and oropharyngeal swab samples from Barangay Cagay to be positive for influenza virus type A (IVA) subtype H5NI...

**Shiloh** · January 3, 2023, 07:01 PM

Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/...rd-flu/1872660

3 regions still affected by bird flu
By Bella Cariaso
January 4, 2023

THE Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said that at least three regions in the country are still affected by the avian influenza or bird flu.

Data from BAI showed that ongoing cases of avian influenza were reported in Region 1 (Ilocos), 12 (Soccsksargen) and 4A (Calabarzon), particularly in Ilocos Sur, North Cotabato and Batangas.

According to the BAI, bird flu cases were reported in Danuman West, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur; Nasapian, Carmen, North Cotabato; and Sabang, Ibaan, Batangas...

**Shiloh** · January 13, 2023, 07:09 AM

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/13/...y-bird-flu-doh

DOH: 8 regions remain affected by avian influenza
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 2023 05:39 PM

MANILA — Eight regions in the country still have ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza, the Department of Health said Friday.

Avian flu is a disease that has no cure or treatment and causes high mortality in wild and domestic birds such as ducks, chickens and turkeys, among others.

The DOH, however, has yet to release the list of affected regions.

In a virtual town hall forum, Dr. Alethea De Guzman, director of DOH's epidemiology bureau, said Ilocos Sur and North Cotabato had reported ongoing cases of avian influenza in native chickens and ducks, with 7 and 1 farms affected, respectively.

Meanwhile, 9 municipalities in total from Camarines Sur, Davao del Sur and Bataan have recovered from avian influenza, she added...

**Pathfinder** · January 19, 2023, 11:42 AM

Philippines - 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
4838

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/11/25

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in a zone or a compartment

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/12/02

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_158787

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/01/18

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment
...

NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_112263 - BRGY. CAGAY, ROXAS CITY, CAPIZ
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2022/11/25

END DATE
2022/12/04

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Capiz

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Roxas City

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Cagay

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT

LOCATION
Brgy. Cagay, Roxas City, Capiz

Latitude, Longitude
11.5788747 , 122.717935

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 388 168 163 225 0 0
TOTAL 388 168 163 225 0 0
...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4838

**Shiloh** · February 14, 2023, 04:00 PM

Source: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023...ignificant-bai

Bulacan town bird flu outbreak insignificant – BAI
Danessa Rivera - The Philippine Star
February 15, 2023 | 12:00 am

MANILA, Philippines — An outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu recorded in Sta. Maria, Bulacan recently is “insignificant” and will not affect the supply of eggs in the country, an official of the Bureau of Animal Industry said.

BAI assistant director Arlene Vytiaco said the outbreak has been contained, with 17,425 heads of layers culled.

“The outbreak has no significant effect on table egg supply,” Vytiaco said.

She said the BAI is investigating the cause of the bird flu outbreak and collecting samples from the source farm in Pangasinan.

The BAI said the outbreak may also be caused by migratory birds, which are common in Bulacan and other areas in Central Luzon...

**Pathfinder** · June 30, 2023, 08:45 AM

Philippines - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 10

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4328

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/01/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/12

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 10

REPORT ID
FUR_161529

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/06/30

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Illegal movement of animals
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 161876 117145 116988 99754 0 0
TOTAL 2077532 320162 372757 1759591 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_120877 - BRGY. APATAN, PINUPUK, KALINGA
OB_120878 - BRGY. SAMPALOC, MANILA
OB_120879 - BRGY. PARADA, SANTA MARIA, BULACAN
OB_120880 - BRGY. SAMPAGUITA, SOLANA, CAGAYAN
OB_120881 - BRGY. SAN ISIDRO ANAC, MASANTOL, PAMPANGA
OB_120882 - BRGY. TABUYUC, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120883 - BRGY. TAGA, PINUKPUK, KALINGA
OB_120884 - BRGY. TINEJERO, PULILAN, BULACAN
OB_120885 - BRGY. PARADA, SANTA MARIA, BULACAN
OB_120901 - BRGY. SANTA CLARA, SANTA MARIA, BULACAN
OB_120906 - BRGY. TABUYUC, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120932 - BRGY. TABUYUC, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120933 - BRGY. TABUYUC, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120934 - BRGY. TABUYUC, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120935 - BRGY. CAPALANGAN, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120936 - BRGY. CAPALANGAN, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120937 - BRGY. SAPA-SANTO NINO, SANTO TOMAS, PAMPANGA
OB_120938 - BRGY. SAN FRANCISO, MACABEBE, PAMPANGA
OB_120939 - BRGY. CONCEPCION, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA
OB_120940 - BRGY. SAPA - SANTO NINO, SANTO TOMAS, PAMPANGAS
OB_120941 - BRGY. SAN MIGUEL, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA
OB_120942 - BRGY. SULIPAN, APALIT, PAMPANGA
OB_120943 - BRGY. SAN VICENTE, MAGALANG, PAMPANGA
OB_120945 - BRGY. SAN VICENTE, MAGALANG, PAMPANGA
OB_120946 - BRGY. SAN MIGUEL, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA
OB_120947 - BRGY. MARIKIT, PANTABANGAN, NUEVA ECIJA
OB_120948 - BRGY. MABINI, SANTO DOMINGO, NUEVA ECIJA
OB_120949 - BRGY. PAHINGA SUR, CANDELARIA, QUEZON
OB_120950 - BRGY. SAN NICOLAS, SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA
OB_120951 - BRGY. SUCLAYIN, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA
OB_120952 - BRGY. MANDASIG, CANDABA, PAMPANGA
OB_120953 - BRGY. AYALA. MAGALANG, PAMPANGA
OB_120954 - BRGY. BATASAN, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA
OB_120955 - BRGY. BULANAO. TABUK CITY, KALINGA
OB_120962 - BRGY. LABUIN, SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA
OB_120963 - BRGY. LABUIN, SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA
OB_120964 - BRGY. PAHINGA SUR, CANDELARIA, QUEZON
OB_120965 - BRGY. WAKAS NORTH, PILAR, BATAAN
OB_120966 - BRGY. WAKAS NORTH, PILAR, BATAAN
OB_120967 - BRGY. SANTO NINO, SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA
OB_120968 - BRGY. LIWAN WEST, RIZAL, KALINGA
OB_120969 - BRGY. LIWAN WEST, RIZAL, KALINGA
OB_120970 - BRGY. SAN PEDRO, SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA
OB_120971 - BRGY. LAGALAG, TIAONG, QUEZON
OB_120973 - BRGY. GATID, SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA
OB_120976 - BRGY. SANTA TERESITA, SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA
OB_120978 - BRGY. SANTO ANGEL NORTE, SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA
OB_120982 - BRGY. MAYTALANG II, LUMBAN, LAGUNA
OB_120985 - BRGY. MAYTALANG II, LUMBAN, LAGUNA
OB_120989 - BRGY. SAN ISIDRO, SAN LUIS, PAMPANGA

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_112289 - CALUMPANG
OB_112290 - DALAYAP

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4328

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Philippines - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 7

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4376

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/02/10

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in a zone or a compartment

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/10

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 7

REPORT ID
FUR_161534

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/06/30

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
Illegal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Testing required for local movement

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 2251 6 0 2251 0 0
TOTAL 102412 3541 3508 98904 0 0
...
NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_120993 - BRGY. NEW LAGAO, TACURONG CITY, SULTAN KUDARAT

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4376

**Lance** · February 8, 2024, 06:33 PM

Philippines - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 11

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4328

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/01/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE - CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/12

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 11

REPORT ID
FUR_165614

REPORT REFERENCE - REPORT DATE
2024/02/08

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Illegal movement of animals
Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species
Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW1420050035002925300TOTAL2091732325165 377759176884400

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR)

Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory

Birds

4

2022/01/10

2022/02/11

Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4328

**sharon sanders** · February 9, 2024, 10:07 AM

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**Lance** · April 4, 2024, 04:35 PM

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

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5626

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2024/03/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in a zone or a compartment

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2024/03/19

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_166784

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/04/04

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Contact with wild species
Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW605294480447556054--TOTAL605294480447556054--

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR)

Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory

Birds

1

2024/03/19

Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5626

**Lance** · April 4, 2024, 04:48 PM

Philippines - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 12

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4328

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/01/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/12

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 12

REPORT ID
FUR_166780

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/04/04

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Illegal movement of animals
Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species
Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW35418397942797--TOTAL2095273326004378553177164100

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR)

Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory

Birds

4

2022/01/10

2022/02/11

Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4328

Announcement

Philippines - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in birds 2022-2024

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