A pair of red-tailed hawks that died within days of each other recently tested positive for H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HP
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Experts have warned that the recent detection of bird flu in mammals including foxes, otters, minks, seals and even grizzly bears is concerning but
As the world is just beginning to recover from the devastation of Covid-19, it is facing the possibility of a pandemic of a far more deadly pathoge
Cases of bird flu being transmitted to other mammals have emerged – and some fear this kind of ‘spillover event’ may spark the next pandemic
The bird flu has proven scary enough with its occasional spreads from birds to mammals of all sorts, but the study published in Eurosurveillance ca
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) has detected the H5N1 strain flu in five foxes and four otters in the UK since 2021.
Scientists say an outbreak on a Spanish mink farm and in UK foxes are the kind of ‘spillover events’ that could spark a human epidemic
As a deadly form of avian influenza keeps ravaging bird populations around much of the world, scientists are also tracking infections among other a
Latest figures show bird flu has led to the death of around 208 million birds and there have been at least 200 recorded cases in mammals, the BBC r
Avian flu has been found in seals that died a 'mass mortality event' in the Caspian Sea.
PARIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Romania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a farm in the ce
Mammals can become infected with the highly pathogenic (HPAI) avian influenza H5N1 virus when they feed on infected sick or dead wild birds.
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In West Africa, new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been reported on farms in Niger and Nigeria.
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 influenza virus in the current avian pandemic has located it in a clade (virus family) circulating among poultry and
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Concern is rising among health experts about the possibility of an H5N1 avian flu pandemic, as the strain has now been found in mammals.
Researchers in Europe investigated a disease outbreak last fall on a mink farm in Spain. What they found is alarming health experts.
Of the 13 most recent outbreaks — starting in the period January 17-22 — 12 occurred in the central-western province of Greater Poland.
A variant of H5N1 influenza that can spread between mammals could pose an increased risk to people and wild animals.
Recently, an HPAI H5N1 infection was detected at a mink farm in Spain, where there was possible spread of the virus between the animals.
An Avian influenza protection zone has been established in Grantown after an outbreak of the deadly bird disease.
For that price—50 damn cents each!—my daily sunny-side-up eggs will have to wait.
Experts say the risk of any such jump of H5N1 from birds to humans is low, Axios notes.
Since highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) was first detected in US birds in January 2022, the price of a carton of a dozen eggs has sh
The flock was tested after the farm saw a sudden spike in bird deaths, and the department of agriculture says those tests confirmed the presence of
In updates posted over the last few days, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reported m
An outbreak of avian influenza on a mink farm in Spain provides the strongest evidence so far that the H5N1 strain of flu can spread from one infec
In the U.S. alone, the H5N1 avian flu strain has killed nearly 58 million birds in the last year.
The FT's Anjana Ahuja reports on how virologists are unlocking the secrets of the latest H5N1 avian flu strain, in an attempt to tackle the mo
The strain— first identified in domestic waterfowl in China in 1996 —is behind nearly 58 million U.S. bird deaths in the past year.
The national health service adds: "H5N1 bird flu have been found in some poultry, other captive birds and wild birds in the UK." Professo
These viruses infect birds and — rarely — spread among humans. One virus that causes bird flu is called H5N1.
A mutation in the outbreak strain may have public health implications, given that it is present in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus.
A mutation in the outbreak strain may have public health implications, given that it is present in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus.
Top virologists from across the world have sounded the alarm after tests confirmed the H5N1 strain was spreading between mammals.
More than seven million captive birds have died of bird flu or been culled for disease control since an outbreak started in October 2021, the Gover
The short answer is that humans are very unlikely to contract the bird flu. Here's what you need to know.
"Your daily process is to raise animals, either for meat or to collect eggs daily from them.
MANILA – There are no recorded human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) in the country, a health official said Friday.In an online town hall forum, D
The presence of H5N1 variant, which has an additional proliferative capacity, was confirmed among the poultry in the local farm managed by the dist
A bird flu outbreak has been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Kozhikode district of Kerala as around 1,800 chickens have died of the infecti
The presence of H5N1 variant, which has an additional proliferative capacity, was confirmed among the poultry in the local farm managed by the dist
ALL birds will be culled after bird flu was confirmed at a premises in Herefordshire.
A strain of bird flu that’s very contagious and deadly among chickens has infected birds in nearly every state in the U.S.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reported 12 more highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu detections in mammals, including skun
The country said eggs and poultry from Angus would not be permitted due to concerns over the spread of the deadly disease.
Local poultry farmers are on alert because federal rules require the destruction of the entire flock if even a single bird is infected.
Local poultry farmers are on alert because federal rules require the destruction of the entire flock if even a single bird is infected.
About 16,000 chickens were culled in Yunlin County after poultry at two chicken farms were confirmed to be carrying the highly pathogenic H5N1 subt