The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

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

The UK government recently announced that as of April 18, poultry and captive birds can be kept outside again as the threat from bird flu eases. These mandatory housing measures were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the…

Bird flu is reportedly spreading to new species like otters, foxes, dolphins and seals

The warning comes as bird flu spreads to new species like dolphins and seals - and otters and foxes are now at risk.

The news comes just a day after the restrictions to prevent the spread of bird flu across the country were lifted to allow free-range eggs to return to supermarket shelves

Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird flu

Free-range eggs have been unavailable in shops for more than a year due to avian flu restrictions

A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have…

The 56-year-old reportedly fell ill in February and died last month

A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8.