Cotabato province regains “bird flu-free” status after the Department of Agriculture (DA) reports that avian influenza is no longer present in the area. The DA cites disease control and containment actions that resolve cases affecting backyard duck farms in the province. Under the DA’s Memorandum Circular No. 32, Cotabato is declared free of the disease. Cotabato was previously declared bird flu-free in November 2023 after high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 cases were recorded in 2022 in areas including M’lang, Tulunan, and Carmen. In October of the previous year, the DA reported an H5N8 strain in M’lang that infected backyard duck farms, prompting local investigations and response measures. These include disease investigation, immediate depopulation of affected birds, cleaning and disinfection, movement restrictions, and ongoing surveillance. Both reports attribute the renewed status to successful management of the earlier outbreaks and subsequent eradication of active disease presence in the province.
Cotabato regains bird flu-free status after HPAI control measures
Cotabato province regains “bird flu-free” status after the Department of Agriculture (DA) reports that avian influenza is no longer present in the area. The DA cites disease control and containment ac...
- The Department of Agriculture declares Cotabato bird flu-free under Memorandum Circular No. 32.
- The change follows actions to address cases affecting backyard duck farms in the province.
- HPAI H5N1 cases were reported in 2022 in M’lang, Tulunan, and Carmen before Cotabato’s earlier bird flu-free declaration.
- In October of the previous year, an H5N8 strain was reported in M’lang, leading to containment efforts.
- Local response included investigation, depopulation, cleaning and disinfection, movement restrictions, and surveillance.
MANILA, Philippines – Cotabato has regained its bird flu-free status after resolving cases that affected backyard duck farms in the province, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). Under Memorandum Circular No. 32, the DA confirmed that the animal disease is no longer present in Cotabato. The DA declared Cotabato bird flu-free in November 2023 after HPAI H5N1 cases hit M’lang, Tulunan, and Carmen in 2022. However, in October last year, the DA reported an H5N8 strain in M’lang that infected backyard duck farms. Local authorities conducted disease investigation, immediate depopulation, cleaning and disinfection, movement restrictions and surveillance in the […]...Keep on reading: Cotabato regains bird flu-free status
1 month agoThe Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday that Cotabato province is now free of bird flu following successful disease control and containment efforts.
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