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The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

East Lothian Bass Rock featured in new BBC documentary exploring bird flu epidemic

The East Lothian gannet colony has suffered immensely at the hands of avian flu in recent months as images taken in summer 2022 show it almost unrecognisable compared to recent years

Edinburgh Live

Shocking impact of avian flu on Scotland's bird populations revealed in TV doc

Harrowing stories from the frontline of the fight against bird flu reveal how thousands of dead birds have washed up on Scots shores.

Daily Record

Bird flu: Lateral flow tests could return to UK in outbreaks fear

An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia died last week after contracting avian flu strain H5N1

The Independent UK

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Lateral flow tests being prepared for UK outbreaks of avian flu

After a girl in Cambodia died from H5N1, the UK Health Security Agency is on alert but says human-to-human transmission is rare

The Guardian - UK

Trust plea to not feed birds at Attenborough Nature Reserve amid largest ever Avian Flu outbreak

The current outbreak has killed more than 200 million birds

Nottingham Post

Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.

Reuters

Bird flu has reportedly killed a Cambodian girl and sickened others. What you need to know about H5N1

The mortality rate currently sits between 50% and 60%, according to the WHO and other sources.

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Commentary: Are eggs too pricey? Ditch them. Here’s why

We all feel the pain with each beep as the cashier scans our food items. People who buy eggs are cringing especially hard right now. As prices continue to climb—up 60% from last year—some even resort to smuggling them into the U.S. from Mexico. Experts attribute the high cost of…

Tribune News Service

Public told to ‘bin’ dead birds despite avian flu outbreak

Woman says call handler told her to bin dead birds because authorities ‘so busy’

The Independent UK

Legislators aim to combat egg prices

While eggs' exorbitant prices have been well-documented, the reason why still seems a little murky

Salon

New bird flu strain in mammals overseas has Australian experts worried

Millions of birds have died from a new strain of avian flu sweeping the globe, and while it has not been detected in Australia yet, experts are worried the virus also has been found in mammals.

ABC News

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry

Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.

Reuters

Bird flu is spreading. Don't freak out

Avian flu H5N1 is spreading from birds to mammals. Human risk is low, but don't relax just yet

Salon

Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland

Experts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally

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The Denver Post

Geese culling may not be needed in Denver thanks to other population control methods

Denver’s resident Canada geese could be saved from a summer culling this year thanks to several control strategies and the potential impact of the ongoing avian flu outbreak.

Manchester Evening News

Bird flu warning after geese die in Rochdale park

Members of the public are being urged not to touch any dead or sick birds they see in Queen's Park in Heywood

Liverpool Echo

Urgent plea to anyone who visits Walton Hall Park

The RSPCA said they are regularly called about "carelessly discarded fishing litter"

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals told 'don't feed ducks' as swans wiped out by bird flu at historic park

Historic Environment Scotland have put signs up at St Margaret’s Loch in Holyrood Park as they link the bird deaths to avian flu.

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Manchester Evening News

Visitor warning after bird flu outbreak confirmed at a park in Oldham

The boating lake has been closed off

WEKU

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

After months of eye-popping prices, egg lovers are finally seeing some relief. Wholesale prices in the Midwest fell by 58 cents at the end of January, but the days of a $1.50 a dozen may not return.

Chronicle Live

First case of bird flu in non avian wildlife confirmed in Durham in 2021

Nine otters and foxes have been confirmed with avian flu since 2021, with the first case a fox in Durham

Edinburgh Live

Avian flu spreading to mammals but what does that mean about the risk to humans?

Avian flu, also known as bird flu, has now been found in a range of mammals across the globe, like foxes and bears - but does this disease pose a threat to humans?

Glasgow Live

Bird flu spread to mammals but what risk does the virus pose to humans?

Avian flu has been detected in a range of mammals across the world, including grizzly bears, mink, dolphins and seals. But can the virus mutate to create more risk for human illness?

The Guardian - UK

Public health experts ramp up avian flu surveillance in UK

Risk to humans, though low, is of concern after at least 200 cases of infection in mammals detected worldwide

Evening Standard

Avian flu spills over from birds to mammals in the UK

The disease has been found in nine foxes and otters

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