The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

Dozens of swans found dead at London's Docklands - raising fears of bird flu outbreak

More than 30 birds have been found around the West India and Millwall Outer Docks on the Isle of Dogs

Evening Standard · Feb 24

Dozens of dead swans found in London spark fears of bird flu outbreak

Authorities are investigating a possible bird flu outbreak after 30 dead swans were found

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Bird flu is spreading again and appearing at egg producing farms. Could it lead to another rise in egg prices?

More than four million birds were affected at commercial egg-layer sites in Pennsylvania this week

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation

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 Guardian - UK · Jan 6

How a potential bird-flu pandemic could play out

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…

Newslaundry · Jan 5

Zoo’s penguin parade axed due to bird flu fears

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

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025

Officials suspect bird flu after 12 swans die at Orlando's Lake Eola

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

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025

UK supermarkets turn to European turkeys as avian flu hits supply

Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demand

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

Could bird flu spread among humans? Scientists show how it might happen

New simulations of avian flu outbreaks show how the epidemic could spread among humans.

Euronews · Dec 19, 2025

Bird flu warnings are being ignored. I’ve seen this pattern before

There’s an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I’ve been told: don’t write about COVID. Our collective attention span has been saturated by those endless months holed up in attics and cramped corners of apartments, staring out at a world we could no longer take part in. When the worst…

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025