The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

Finland offering workers bird flu shots

Experts debate the merits of vaccinating farmworkers to prevent an H5N1 pandemic

Salon · Jul 12, 2024

Egg facility prompts bird flu emergency

1.78 million chickens will be killed after Gov. Jared Polis declares emergency

Salon · Jul 11, 2024

Canberra's chicken owners get some good news about bird flu outbreak

However, quarantine zone and caps on egg sales will continue.

The Canberra Times · Jul 11, 2024

Afternoon Update: Labour wins UK election in landslide; Usman Khawaja accuses Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’; and bird flu in Canberra

Labour win UK vote in electoral landslide, but plenty of ins and outs to watch

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024

Egg shortage: why the avian influenza outbreak has left shoppers and farmers shell-shocked

The financial impact on egg farmers, who are still paying off costs for the last high pathogenicity bird flu outbreak in 2021, could be severe

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Chickens in the backyard of a Canberra home are the latest to test positive to a strain of bird flu that has sparked mass culls and egg shortages.

AAP · Jul 5, 2024

Backyard chickens in Canberra test positive for bird flu

It is the second confirmed case of bird flu in the ACT.

The Canberra Times · Jul 5, 2024

US reports fourth case of bird flu in humans

Colorado dairy worker recovers as officials work toward vaccines and offer farmers financial aid

The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2024

McDonald’s cuts breakfast hours in Australia as bird flu hits egg supply

Fast food giant says it will stop taking breakfast orders from 10:30am instead of midday due to egg supply crunch.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024

Fourth US H5 Bird Flu Case Linked To Dairy Outbreak

Fourth human case of H5 bird flu in the US linked to dairy cattle outbreak. Precautions advised for those in contact with infected animals.

Top News · Jul 4, 2024