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31 October 2025

Customers queue to buy roast chicken and other meat products from a food stall at a weekly market in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on October 30, 2025. The poultry sector globally faces pressure from the HPAIV (High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza) virus, commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, which continues to impact German production and industry sentiment.

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#12930375

31 October 2025

Rotisserie grills show rows of browning roast chicken alongside cuts of pork at a meat and poultry stall in a market in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on October 30, 2025. The poultry sector continues to face challenges from the HPAIV (High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza) virus, or H5N1 (bird flu).

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#12930376

31 October 2025

Customers queue to buy roast chicken and other meat products from a food stall at a weekly market in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on October 30, 2025. The poultry sector globally faces pressure from the HPAIV (High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza) virus, commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, which continues to impact German production and industry sentiment.

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#12860130

15 October 2025

A common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) rests on a plant leaf while feeding on a greyish-orange liquid in a garden in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 14, 2025. The blowfly, characterized by its metallic blue-green or golden sheen and black markings, is commonly found in outdoor environments where it feeds on decaying organic matter. This species is known to carry bacteria and pathogens such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli.

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#12860131

15 October 2025

A common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) rests on a plant leaf while feeding on a greyish-orange liquid in a garden in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 14, 2025. The blowfly, characterized by its metallic blue-green or golden sheen and black markings, is commonly found in outdoor environments where it feeds on decaying organic matter. This species is known to carry bacteria and pathogens such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli.

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#12860133

15 October 2025

A common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) rests on a plant leaf while feeding on a greyish-orange liquid in a garden in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 14, 2025. The blowfly, characterized by its metallic blue-green or golden sheen and black markings, is commonly found in outdoor environments where it feeds on decaying organic matter. This species is known to carry bacteria and pathogens such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli.

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#12713286

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12713287

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12429171

31 May 2025

A mating pair of houseflies (Musca domestica) is seen on a weed branch in a forested area in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2025. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), houseflies are known to transmit more than 65 diseases to humans, including cholera, conjunctivitis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, shigellosis, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

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#12429172

31 May 2025

A mating pair of houseflies (Musca domestica) is seen on a weed branch in a forested area in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2025. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), houseflies are known to transmit more than 65 diseases to humans, including cholera, conjunctivitis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, salmonellosis, shigellosis, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

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#12420839

29 May 2025

The sale of chickens occurs in a market in the East Zone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) updates to 24 the number of countries that adopt restrictions on the import of poultry meat from Brazil due to the detection of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HIAAI) in the municipality of Montenegro (RS).

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#12420841

29 May 2025

The sale of chickens occurs in a market in the East Zone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) updates to 24 the number of countries that adopt restrictions on the import of poultry meat from Brazil due to the detection of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HIAAI) in the municipality of Montenegro (RS).

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#12420843

29 May 2025

The sale of chickens occurs in a market in the East Zone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) updates to 24 the number of countries that adopt restrictions on the import of poultry meat from Brazil due to the detection of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HIAAI) in the municipality of Montenegro (RS).

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#12420846

29 May 2025

The sale of chickens occurs in a market in the East Zone in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 28, 2025. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) updates to 24 the number of countries that adopt restrictions on the import of poultry meat from Brazil due to the detection of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HIAAI) in the municipality of Montenegro (RS).

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#12301944

25 April 2025

Vacutainer blood collection test tubes contain blood samples for bird flu examination. (Photo illustration by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto)

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#11719851

30 October 2024

Wastewater from tanneries discharges into a canal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 29, 2024. According to a study report, untreated tannery wastewater impacts the evolution of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Bangladesh.

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