The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

Global egg prices soar due to avian flu outbreaks, high demand, and increased costs for farmers ahead of spring holidays.

US health officials detect avian flu in milk supply but assure public of dairy safety. Learn more about the measures taken to ensure the safety of dairy pr...

With waterfowl season underway, officials at Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are cautioning hunters about the dangers of avian flu

“If the virus reaches those populations, they are in threat of extinction," one expert told New Scientist

RSPB says figures distorted by failure to examine raptors caught in avian flu outbreak for signs of shooting or poisoning

As the first known cases of H5N1 are detected in the region, scientists fear for the isolated penguin and seal populations that have never been exposed

Scientists find antibodies in Scottish populations of northern gannets and shags as poultry infections in Britain fall dramatically

An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the country – A(H5N1) and influenza A(H7N6). A specialist in poultry health, Shahn Bisschop, answers some…

A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease

Scientists confirm three birds have died from virus as park authorities redouble efforts to protect islands’ endemic birds

Of all the recently emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First detected in Hong Kong in 1997, it spread to the rest of the world with a mortality rate of 60% when transmitted from birds to humans. The…