In West Africa, new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been reported on farms in Niger and Nigeria.
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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
Concern is rising among health experts about the possibility of an H5N1 avian flu pandemic, as the strain has now been found in mammals.
The subsequent identification of the culprit, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, now has health experts warning that humans might also be faci
Health experts fear the captive mammals - concentrated together in a way that facilitates the kind of spread that wouldn't happen in nature -
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.
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.
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
Recently, an HPAI H5N1 infection was detected at a mink farm in Spain, where there was possible spread of the virus between the animals.
The ongoing bird flu outbreak in the US is now the longest and deadliest on record.
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
With H5N1 being reported in birds worldwide, care must be taken to prevent mink infection on farms like this one.
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 H5N1 strain of avian flu responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of birds in the U.S.
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
Since registering the nation’s first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the season in October, Japan has confirmed the disease on
A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the premises by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Aff
Researchers at Hokkaido University have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ezo red fox and a Japanese
Expert warns impact of H5N1 virus across the world is on a scale akin to the devastation wreaked by the use of DDT pesticides in the 1950s and 1960
The highly infectious variant of H5N1 has caused Europe’s worst bird flu season and has spread across the globe with little sign of slowing.
Caption When the H5N1 HPAI virus (orange) affected a flock of crows in a public garden, it caused a mass die-off of crows.
Bird flu has been identified in commercial poultry in Norfolk.
The finding of the highly infectious H5N1 strain of the disease was confirmed at a premises near Fakenham, north Norfolk, on Tuesday.
With the continuing pandemic of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza in birds in Asia, Europe, and Africa, considerable concern remains that this influ
Humans are very rarely infected by this virus.
A(H5N1) influenza first appeared as a public health problem in May of the same year when a three-year-old boy died of the disease.