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Last week, a day that ecologists and virologists in California have feared for years finally arrived. Officials confirmed seven weaned northern elephant seal pups tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) amid a national surge of the deadly virus. When it tore through multiple colonies of the closely related southern elephant seal in South … Read more
JERUSALEM, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Israel on Monday reported the second H5N1 bird flu outbreak of the season at commercial poultry farms in Moshav Nahalal in the northern region, affecting 8,000 turkeys. Israel’s Agriculture and Food Security Ministry said the latest outbreak follows a previous one in early January at a duck breeding site in … Read more
More poultry will be “humanely culled” after a case of bird flu was confirmed in a flock in Suffolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N1 virus was found in a small poultry flock near Needham Market. There have been several confirmed cases in the county since October, including two … Read more
antibodies against avian influenza have not previously been detected in dairy cattle in Europe. Image created with the help of AI (Reve.art) Avian influenza antibodies have been detected in a dairy cow at a dairy farm in Friesland, the Netherlands, marking the first such finding in European cattle. No evidence of active viral circulation of … Read more
Egg Prices Crack: Dramatic Drop After Bird Flu Turmoil CAPITAL – May 9, 2024 – Recent data reveals a meaningful decrease in egg prices, offering welcome financial relief to consumers across the nation. After soaring to unprecedented highs due to bird flu and increased demand, the cost of a dozen eggs has fallen dramatically. Experts analyze the … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — An 11-year-old boy in Cambodia died from bird flu, the country’s fourth victim of four confirmed cases of the infection this year, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry issued a statement saying laboratory tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the … Read more
A novel bird flu genotype is driving a surge in outbreaks across wild birds, poultry, and even a human in British Columbia, raising urgent questions about how this virus is evolving and what it means for future pandemic preparedness. Study: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Wild Birds and a Human, British Columbia, Canada, 2024. Image … Read more
In a high-stakes trial prompted by a deadly outbreak, researchers tested a poultry flu vaccine in condors and found promising immune responses, offering a new lifeline for one of North America’s rarest birds. Image Credit: Amy Osier / Shutterstock A team of US-based researchers recently tested the safety and efficacy of a licensed avian influenza vaccine in … Read more
Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Dairy and poultry workers have accounted for most cases of the bird flu in the U.S. — and preventing and detecting cases among them is key to averting a pandemic. But public health specialists say they’re … Read more