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The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

Country diary: Avian flu is devastating the seabirds of the Northern Isles

Birsay, Orkney: This catastrophe has global significance – at this time of year, Scotland hosts 46% of the world’s northern gannets

The Guardian - UK

Crushing East Lothian photos show Bass Rock gannet colony devastated by Avian flu

The Scottish Seabird Centre has released images that show how much the gannet community on Bass Rock has depleted since the outbreak of Avian flu in their colony.

Edinburgh Live

Bird flu has jumped to seabirds and is spreading fast

In the UK, the disease was first detected in October 2021. As elsewhere, the outbreak was at first largely confined to poultry, and farmers were forced to cull 500,000 chickens and other birds

Wales Online

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Avian flu has jumped from chickens to wild birds and is spreading fast

After a series of localised outbreaks in the past few years, avian flu has re-emerged as a major driver of bird deaths across the UK. Until the past few weeks, the latest outbreak of the disease – also known as bird flu or, to scientists, highly pathogenic avian influenza –…

The Conversation

East Lothian gannet death toll rises by more than 200 over weekend

The cause of the deaths in the seabird community has not been confirmed as tests for avian flu continue to be carried out

Edinburgh Live

NHS Tayside issues Avian Flu warning after dead birds wash up on local beaches

The carcasses are appearing along the coast from Tentsmuir to Tayport in Fife.

Daily Record

Heartbreaking images show dead puffins and gannets washed ashore as bird flu reaches North East

Avian flu has reportedly killed over 1,000 birds so far as it continues to decimate wild bird populations.

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Hong Kong suspends UK poultry imports due to Shetland avian flu

Hong Kong has suspended the import of poultry from the UK in the latest consequence of an outbreak of avian influenza in the Shetland Islands.

The National (Scotland)

Geese, skuas, cranes and even foxes: avian flu takes growing toll on wildlife

One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying

The Guardian - UK

Avian influenza: How bird flu affects domestic and wild flocks, and why a One Health approach matters

A strain of avian flu virus is spreading in domestic poultry flocks in Canada, but is not a risk to humans at this point in time.

The Conversation

Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods

An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food prices

The Independent UK

Free range eggs back in supermarkets in a 'few days' as bird flu measures are dropped

Hens have been kept indoors since November due to fears about avian flu, but now farmers have the green light to keep chickens outside again

Manchester Evening News

Colorado prisoner becomes first confirmed US case of H5 bird flu contracted at poultry farm

Health officials say the risk to the public is low, as human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 avian flu is rare

The Independent UK

US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker

Laborers worked for a month disposing of birds killed in a gruesomely inhumane manner. Then they found they too were disposable

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Illinois DNR recommends halting bird feeders/baths through May as a precaution with avian flu

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is recommending halting the use of bird feeders and baths through May 31, as a precaution against the spread of avian influenza.

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