The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

People are being urged to stay away from dead animals after bird flu was found in a number of dead seals on the Cornish coast.

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of birds, commonly called “bird flu”, which has been recurring in Nigeria since 2006. It has resulted in the loss of millions of birds and income for people who rely on the poultry industry. Nigeria is currently grappling with another outbreak which…

Since October 2021 there have been more than 330 cases of avian influenza confirmed across the country

It is threatening rare species, and causing havoc for chicken farmers. Now a strain of bird flu has spread to mammals. Could it be a danger to humans?

The East Lothian gannet colony has suffered immensely at the hands of avian flu in recent months as images taken in summer 2022 show it almost unrecognisable compared to recent years

Harrowing stories from the frontline of the fight against bird flu reveal how thousands of dead birds have washed up on Scots shores.

An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia died last week after contracting avian flu strain H5N1

After a girl in Cambodia died from H5N1, the UK Health Security Agency is on alert but says human-to-human transmission is rare

The current outbreak has killed more than 200 million birds

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.

The mortality rate currently sits between 50% and 60%, according to the WHO and other sources.