The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

Country diary: Avian flu is devastating the seabirds of the Northern Isles

Birsay, Orkney: This catastrophe has global significance – at this time of year, Scotland hosts 46% of the world’s northern gannets

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

Crushing East Lothian photos show Bass Rock gannet colony devastated by Avian flu

The Scottish Seabird Centre has released images that show how much the gannet community on Bass Rock has depleted since the outbreak of Avian flu in their colony.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 16, 2022

Bird flu has jumped to seabirds and is spreading fast

In the UK, the disease was first detected in October 2021. As elsewhere, the outbreak was at first largely confined to poultry, and farmers were forced to cull 500,000 chickens and other birds

Wales Online · Jun 15, 2022

Hong Kong suspends UK poultry imports due to Shetland avian flu

Hong Kong has suspended the import of poultry from the UK in the latest consequence of an outbreak of avian influenza in the Shetland Islands.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2022

Geese, skuas, cranes and even foxes: avian flu takes growing toll on wildlife

One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Avian influenza: How bird flu affects domestic and wild flocks, and why a One Health approach matters

A strain of avian flu virus is spreading in domestic poultry flocks in Canada, but is not a risk to humans at this point in time.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods

An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food prices

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Free range eggs back in supermarkets in a 'few days' as bird flu measures are dropped

Hens have been kept indoors since November due to fears about avian flu, but now farmers have the green light to keep chickens outside again

Manchester Evening News · May 2, 2022

Colorado prisoner becomes first confirmed US case of H5 bird flu contracted at poultry farm

Health officials say the risk to the public is low, as human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 avian flu is rare

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker

Laborers worked for a month disposing of birds killed in a gruesomely inhumane manner. Then they found they too were disposable

The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2022