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Efforts under way to upgrade SIAD to diagnose high-risk diseases like Nipah: Chinchurani

Govt initiates efforts to upgrade SIAD in Palode, Thiruvananthapuram to BSL 3 lab. Proposal for ₹27-crore project submitted to Centre. Upgradation to enable detection of high-risk diseases incl. Nipah, monkey fever & avian flu. Currently functions as BSL 2 lab.

The Hindu

Avian flu is devastating National Trust seabird colonies, charity says

More than 7,000 birds have died this year at five of the trust’s sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Scots told 'don't panic' as dead birds collected by PPE-clad workers

A COUNCIL has warned the public not to be “alarmed” by the sight of PPE-wearing staff collecting bird carcasses infected with bird flu as…

The National (Scotland)

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Avian flu: What are the symptoms and how common is the virus among humans?

Avian influenza has been detected in two British poultry workers as virus rages in Europe

The Independent UK

Swans in decline: cygnet numbers in London drop by 40 per cent

Avian flu is partly to blame for the low numbers of baby swans being spotted

Evening Standard

Warning issued as two cases of avian flu confirmed along North Tyneside coastline

Members of the public are urged not to approach birds they suspect could be infected. Instead, they must alert the authorities.

Chronicle Live

Travel warning issued after hundreds of dead birds found at Scots beach

Holidaymakers heading to the coast have been warned to stay away from the bodies amid fears of an avian flu outbreak.

Daily Record

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Bird flu warning issued after dead birds found across Northumberland

DEFRA has confirmed some of the birds died from Avian Flu

Chronicle Live

Human gene identified that prevents most bird flu viruses moving to people

Discovery means targeted solutions can be directed to avian flu viruses sooner to prevent spillover into humans, say scientists

The Guardian - UK

El Niño, not avian flu, caused the deaths of hundreds of birds in Mexico, government says

Experts in Mexico say that the warming Pacific ocean currents known as El Niño, not avian flu, were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds along Mexico's Pacific coast this year

The Independent UK

No, Corporate Greed Didn't Cause the 2023 Egg Price Shock

A much more plausible explanation is the avian flu outbreak that devastated the poultry industry last year.

Reason

Concern as Avian flu detected in wild birds near Nottinghamshire river

It is vital that wild birds do not mix with chickens, ducks, geese or other birds.

Nottingham Post

RSPB calls for suspension of game-bird releases over avian flu fears

Charity says stocking countryside for shooting season would be catastrophic with disease still a major threat to wild birds

The Guardian - UK

More than 50,000 wild birds in UK killed by avian flu – double previous estimates

H5N1 bird flu may lead to extinction of species as data revealed by Guardian shows worst losses in decades

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‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu

Hazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland

The Guardian - UK

Irises of gannets that survive avian flu turn from blue to black, study finds

‘Fascinating’ discovery could prove a useful non-invasive diagnostic tool to apply to other species, say scientists

The Conversation

Migrating birds could bring lethal avian flu to Australia's vulnerable birds

In 2021, avian influenza evolved into a new form – a new and remarkably lethal variant first found in Europe.

The Guardian - AU

Australia poorly prepared for deadly avian flu that kills millions of wild birds, experts warn

Conservationists call for national response plan for possible arrival of HPAI H5, which so far has affected 300 species worldwide

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Farne Islands to remain closed until end of summer following devastating avian flu outbreak

The disease has killed thousands of birds on Northumberland's internationally important breeding colony, with a 'strong likelihood' that thousands more will be affected this year

The Guardian - UK

Avian flu outbreak in the Gambia threatens birds on East Atlantic Flyway

Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routes

The Guardian - US

Current avian flu strain deadlier than in past and could become endemic, study says

Scientists raise alarm over avian influenza strain’s unprecedented deadliness and reach from farmed poultry and wild birds

Daily Record

New report reveals long-term conservation best way to tackle Dumfries and Galloway's avian flu problem

More than 13,000 barnacle geese along the Solway Coast were killed by the virus in the winter of 2021/22

The National (Scotland)

Bird flu threatens 'very survival' of some species in Scotland, say experts

BIRD flu “may threaten the very survival of some species” in Scotland, according to experts in the disease.

The Independent UK

Avian flu threatens survival of some bird species in Scotland, study suggests

The NatureScot report analysed the effects of the unprecedented avian flu outbreak among wild birds since 2021.

WEKU

Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The California condor population fell to near extinction in the '70s, but the total wild population now numbers more than 300.

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