All news on the topic: Bird Flu

Dr Robert Redfield warned that the next global pandemic is a case of 'when' not 'if' and that the virus' morality rate could be as high as 50% in those infected

The World Health Organization has been notified of the case as it is the first confirmed human infection caused by avian influenza A(H5N1) virus detected and reported by Australia

A man in Mexico has died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been seen in humans before - here are the key symptoms to look out for, and how to avoid catching the virus

The child contracted the H5N1 strain of the disease, which has been spreading globally and causing widespread deaths among birds, upon returning to the Australian state of Victoria from overseas

Around 400 employees have been laid off at a massive egg producing farm amid an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza. The risk of bird flu among humans is low, but experts are keeping a close eye on it

HEALTH officials are testing ground beef sold in US supermarkets for traces of killer bird flu as the virus spreads to cows.The US Department of Agric

BIRD flu has been detected at "very high concentrations" in milk, health officials have revealed.TheWorld Health Organisation(WHO) said o

THE World Health Organisation has expressed "enormous concern" over the spread of bird flu strain H5N1 to humans following another outbreak.Fears are

Experts are warning humanity is getting dangerously close to another pandemic, which will likely be caused by Avian flu - a deadly virus that has already been detected in both the UK and the US

A STUDENT in Vietnam has died of bird flu just days after noticing a new cough.The 21-year-old tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influen

THOUSANDS of penguins are thought to have been killed by a deadly outbreak of bird flu stoking fears of an "Antarctic Plague".The H5N1 strain could ev

BRITS must stay at least two meters from wild birds, according to new official advice from health chiefs amid fears of another human pandemic.In new g

The UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) has tested for the H5N1 virus on the island of South Georgia since several brown skuas were found dead there in October

The National Trust is allowing visitors back onto Inner Farne in Northumberland for the first time in two years next month, having shut them down in a bid to protect around 200,000 seabirds - including puffins, terns and kittiwakes

A NINE-year-old boy has died of bird flu, just days before his brother, 16, tested positive.The child, from the northeastern province of Kratie in Cam

An estimated 60 dead pigeons were spotted floating near the towpath of the Leeds Liverpool canal in Ormskirk, near to Black-A-Moor Lane in Lancashire, with a witness blaming 'lads with air rifles'

AT least 19 people have tested positive for bird flu since 2022, a new report suggests - with five dying from the disease.The bug, which has been

Using laboratory ferrets and mice, researchers from China and the UK found that humans could be "vulnerable" to infection from the H3N8 strain of bird flu at "epidemic or pandemic proportions"

It's the first time mammals have been confirmed as having bird flu in Northern Ireland - the public is being urged to follow specific safety advice including keeping pets away from carcasses

The World Health Organisation has warned cat and dog owners about an outbreak of bird flu in Poland. Experts fear that it could trigger another pandemic if a mutation occurs

Several health organisations have given grim warnings of the chances of bird flu migrating to humans "more easier", as dozens of countries report cases in millions of animals

Bird flu has been spotted in the UK, with two more poultry workers testing positive for the virus - these are the most common early symptoms of the virus to look out for

TWO thousand seabirds have been found dead in an Aberdeenshire beach in less than a week in scenes one local described as “like a horror film”.Cas

TWO more people have tested positive for bird flu in the UK.The UK Health Security Agency said there have now been four positive tests this year – u

Around 144 people have been tested at eight premises across the UK as surveillance measured are increased for poultry workers following outbreaks around the world