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Senegal says H5N1 bird flu has likely spread from wild birds to farm

Senegal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in the northwestern part of the country, the government of the West African state and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday.

Reuters

More animals infected with bird flu but experts say risk to humans is low

The animals include foxes, grey seals, otters, harbour seals, dolphins and a harbour porpoise

Wales Online

Bird flu FAQ: What is avian influenza? How is it transmitted to humans? What are the symptoms? Are there effective treatments and vaccines? Will H5N1 become the next viral pandemic?

Avian influenza (“bird flu”) is a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild and domestic birds worldwide. It has recently gained notoriety for its devastating impact on the commercial poultry sector and as an emerging human public health threat.

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Bird flu: The next pandemic?

It has ravaged farms, decimated wild birds and spilled onto mammals. Could avian flu spark the next human pandemic? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

France 24

Vaccine makers preparing human bird flu shot ‘just in case’ of pandemic

Current risk of transmission from birds to humans remains low, but vaccine producers are ready to prepare a new shot “within months”

The Independent UK

Britain not prepared for bird flu pandemic, warns top professor

Scientist warns diagnostic testing capacity is not advanced enough to cope with virus if it jumps to humans

Evening Standard

Public urged to stay away from dead animals as bird flu found in seal carcasses

People are being urged to stay away from dead animals after bird flu was found in a number of dead seals on the Cornish coast.

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Bird flu found in dead seals on UK beach as public urged to stay away from animal corpses

The five seal carcasses were discovered on a beach in Cornwall

The Independent UK

Bristol Animal Rebellion target supermarket eggs in latest stunt

They say we are "sleepwalking into another pandemic"

Bristol Post

Bird flu: Nigeria is on major migratory bird routes, new strains keep appearing

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of birds, commonly called “bird flu”, which has been recurring in Nigeria since 2006. It has resulted in the loss of millions of birds and income for people who rely on the poultry industry. Nigeria is currently grappling with another outbreak which…

The Conversation

As bird flu continues to spread in the US and worldwide, what's the risk that it could start a human pandemic? 4 questions answered

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that started in 2021 has become the largest bird flu outbreak in history, both in the U.S. and worldwide. In the U.S. the virus has led to the destruction of millions of commercially raised chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, and has killed thousands of…

The Conversation

New moonwalking spacesuits unveiled, US judge mulls abortion pill ban, and Chile culls chickens — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Virologist explains why so many viruses such as Covid and bird flu are emerging

"We’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses"

Irish Mirror

COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we're seeing so many viruses emerge

From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses.

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How free-range eggs became the norm in supermarkets – and sold customers a lie

The UK is in the grip of its largest ever outbreak of bird flu. As its name suggests, avian influenza primarily affects birds, but it can also infect humans and other mammals. The virus first emerged in China in 1996 and the highly pathogenic H5N1 is the predominant variant causing…

Evening Standard

Could bird flu be the next Covid? Why experts are worried after two new human cases are confirmed in Britain

Pet owners are being urged to keep cats indoors and dogs on a leash after two poultry workers became the fourth and fifth Brits to become infected with bird flu this week — so how worried should we be about the virus? Katie Strick reports

The Guardian - UK

Avian flu is decimating wild birds – but could it become a global pandemic?

It is threatening rare species, and causing havoc for chicken farmers. Now a strain of bird flu has spread to mammals. Could it be a danger to humans?

The Guardian - UK

Chickens kept in gardens will have to be registered under planned new rules

Changes in England, Wales and Scotland will also apply to pigeons and birds of prey in bid to tackle bird flu

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Bird flu in French foxes a new concern

PARIS: France has reported an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among red foxes northeast of Paris, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the spread of the virus to mammals raised global concerns.

Salon

Bird flu tears through animal kingdom

Experts are on pins and needles over an avian virus called H5N1 that has killed 53% of the humans it infected

The Independent UK

David Attenborough TV show producers feared presenter could catch bird flu and die during filming

Veteran broadcaster could have been in serious danger during the filming of ‘Wild Isles’

The Guardian - UK

Producers feared David Attenborough would catch bird flu and die during filming

Plans to film veteran broadcaster close to birds for Wild Isles series pulled over concerns about his health

Daily Mirror

David Attenborough risked bird flu for first sight of rare chicks in Wild Isles series

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Sir David Attenborough's new series Wild Isles aims to give the wildlife of Britain 'the Africa treatment' and contains an astonishing sequence using infra-red technology

Fortune

Moderna eyes testing of mpox, bird flu vaccines in humans this year: 'They're really for public health'

A shot against mpox would be valuable in case outbreaks reemerge, and the company sees bird flu as a “clear threat,” the company's president said.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Bass Rock featured in new BBC documentary exploring bird flu epidemic

The East Lothian gannet colony has suffered immensely at the hands of avian flu in recent months as images taken in summer 2022 show it almost unrecognisable compared to recent years

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