The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

The warning comes as bird flu spreads to new species like dolphins and seals - and otters and foxes are now at risk.

The news comes just a day after the restrictions to prevent the spread of bird flu across the country were lifted to allow free-range eggs to return to supermarket shelves

Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird flu

Free-range eggs have been unavailable in shops for more than a year due to avian flu restrictions

A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have…

The 56-year-old reportedly fell ill in February and died last month

A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8.

Bird flu can cause a number of symptoms from a headache to aching muscles and bleeding from the nose and gums as well as conjunctivitis. But what are the other symptoms and how does it spread? Here's what you need to know.

Despite the H3H8 strain being one of the most common strain in birds, the likelihood of the disease spreading to humans is low.

The woman in China has become the first person ever to pass away from the H3N8 strain of bird flu on March 16.