The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store as officials slaughtered more than 58 million birds to help limit the spread of the virus

A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people

“Am I concerned? Hell yes, I’m concerned”

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

It is rising fast as a contender amid dramatic outbreaks among mammals, and could be far deadlier than COVID-19.

Millions of birds have died from a new strain of avian flu sweeping the globe, and while it has not been detected in Australia yet, experts are worried the virus also has been found in mammals.

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Three animals in Colorado, each of them now dead, tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s sweeping across the country, state wildlife officials said in a release.

As bird flu continues to decimate poultry and wild bird populations around the world, the virus – a deadly strain called H5N1 – appears to be spreading to mammals. The virus has already been confirmed in foxes and otters in the UK, and more recently in four dead seals.

Avian flu H5N1 is spreading from birds to mammals. Human risk is low, but don't relax just yet

He said it is important to closely monitor the spread of bird flu, and mutations in the virus, and learn lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic