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Three-week poultry movement ban issued after avian flu detected on local farm
Officials have begun containment measures following Cayman’s first recorded avian flu cases, urging the public to avoid sick birds and report any suspected cases.
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Multi-agency response launched as bird flu detected in Cayman
The Cayman Islands government has implemented a rapid, multi-agency response after H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in birds in Grand Cayman, prompting what officials called “immediate coordinated action” to contain the virus and limit wider public risk.
The first case was confirmed in West Bay on Friday, 28 Nov., at a Cemetery Road farm where several turkeys were found dead. Testing the following day identified seven more infected birds.
In response, authorities moved quickly to seal off the site with RCIPS-enforced cordons and strict biosecurity measures, while teams carried out surveillance, sent samples for laboratory analysis, removed contaminated waste and soil, launched feral chicken control and targeted culling, and contacted affected farmers under public-health oversight to cut off possible routes of spread.
