The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

We found coronaviruses in UK bats -- so far the danger’s minimal but we need to know more about viruses that can spread to humans

Most emerging infectious diseases are caused by zoonotic pathogens – viruses and bacteria which circulate in wild and domestic animals but are also capable of infecting humans. Examples of diseases caused by zoonotic pathogens include Ebola, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and bird flu.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to earth

The industry is recovering from a massive bird flu outbreak and high inflation rates, but prices may not fall to what they once were.

WEKU · Jun 6, 2023

Bird flu outbreak closes Belfast nature reserve

The public are being warned not to handle dead or sick birds

Belfast Live · Jun 3, 2023

Poultry worker travelled to Scotland with bird flu risking 'disastrous' new pandemic

The patient recently made the journey to a location in Scotland while they were awaiting test results and experts claim this could have spawned a "potential disaster"

Daily Mirror · May 20, 2023

LDC fears bird flu may spread through France again

France's largest poultry producer, LDC, warned on Friday that an upsurge in bird flu cases in the southwest might lead to the virus spreading to the country's major producing regions that were ravaged by it last year.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Egg prices have fallen after record highs left consumers scrambling

After a bird flu outbreak last year caused egg prices to skyrocket across the country, consumers are getting some relief.

Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2023

Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry

Brazil is taking extra precautions to protect the world's largest poultry export industry from a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that was this week detected among wild birds in the country after previously hitting neighboring nations.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

UK's 3 bird flu hotspots revealed in interactive map - as 2 humans catch virus

While the exact location of the two bird flu cases remains unknown, an interactive map shows that three areas in England are currently at higher risk of an outbreak

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

What is bird flu and what are the symptoms? Human case detected in England

Health authorities are said to be monitoring situation ‘closely’ after rare case of H5N1 confirmed

Evening Standard · May 17, 2023

All you need to know about bird flu as two human cases confirmed in England

Two bird flu cases have been confirmed in humans in England

Chronicle Live · May 17, 2023