The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu

Hazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Irises of gannets that survive avian flu turn from blue to black, study finds

‘Fascinating’ discovery could prove a useful non-invasive diagnostic tool to apply to other species, say scientists

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Fears for Britain's most famous duck Long Boi who has been missing for weeks

Long Boi, an Indian Runner Duck who lives at the University of York, has not been seen since mid-March as speculation is rife with fears he was killed by a fox or succumbed to bird flu

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

Farne Islands to remain closed after three new cases of bird flu detected

National Trust rangers brace for second year of mass deaths on islands off Northumberland coast

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Farne Islands to remain closed until end of summer following devastating avian flu outbreak

The disease has killed thousands of birds on Northumberland's internationally important breeding colony, with a 'strong likelihood' that thousands more will be affected this year

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2023

Farne Islands closed until end of August after bird flu outbreak

An outbreak last year killed more than 6,000 birds on the islands

Wales Online · Apr 25, 2023

'Dog flu' growing into virus 'creeping' towards infecting humans, scientists warn

A new study suggests that 'dog flu' could become a type of 'intermediate' for bird flu to adapt into something that could infect people sparking fears of another pandemic

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

‘Dog flu’ is adapting to infect humans, new research suggests

A strain of dog flu is said to be ‘adapting’ and could infect humans, it has been warned

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

‘Dog flu’ adapting to infect humans, warn scientists

The virus is descended from a type of bird flu called H3N2, which has now evolved

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Avian flu outbreak in the Gambia threatens birds on East Atlantic Flyway

Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023