The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

First-ever case of H5N1 Bird Flu has been detected in Canada in a teenager who has been hospitalized for a presumed case of avian influenza, according to an official statement published on the official website of the western province. The first human case of the deadly virus has sparked concern…

Rate of dairy workers with antibodies to bird flu significantly higher than known cases of virus

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu

Defra says avian influenza confirmed at business in Hornsea, with a protection zone put in place around farm

The outbreak in Yorkshire is the first case of the H5N5 strain in non-wild birds in England.

The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm in…

Pigs can be infected with human and avian flu, upping chances for the virus to evolve and become more infectious

The Invasive Species Council wants better bird protections to mitigate the impact of a deadly bird flu strain as Australia war games how to contain an outbreak.