The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

About 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenza

Researchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus

Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species

Volunteer workers say increasing case numbers and dozens of dead birds raise fears spread is wider than recorded

Health experts warn that mpox, rubella, bird flu and Oropouche could spark the next pandemic as vaccine rates plummet globally and the UK remains unprepared.

The long read: Twenty-five years after I revealed the practices of the industrial food giants, the profits – and dangers – of mass producing meat and milk have only grown

The World Health Organization uses the term ‘Pathogen X’ to denote an unknown or unspecified pathogen that could cause a pandemic. Since 2018, the WHO has been steering efforts to detect and contain outbreaks, including ‘Disease X’. And when this disease does infect humans, the impact would depend on how quickly countries…

Edinburgh Zoo bosses made the decision to cancel the Wee Waddle in the interest of protecting the animals.

A dozen iconic swans at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando have died recently from an unknown cause