The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

The H5N1 virus reached the region late last year and is killing wildlife, with witnesses spotting numerous seal corpses on South Georgia island

A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies.

Fears for penguin colonies after the discovery of the highly contagious H5N1 virus in two dead skuas

Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has directed the teachers to stop serving chicken in hostels in the wake of the reports of bird flu in the State. The animal husbandry officials, who confirmed bird flu in Nellore district, were instructed to take steps to check…

The Wildlife Management Division of the Forest Department has stepped up vigil to check the spread of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh. The wildlife authorities have issued instructions to the Conservator of Forests, Deputy Range Officers, Divisional and District Forest Officers, Forest Range Officers (FROs) and the field staff to…

District administration in Nellore takes measures to contain bird flu outbreak, including banning chicken sales and movement of poultry.

Report by RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology finds H5N1 has caused a loss of 75% of the great skua population and a 25% decline in northern gannets

The brother of a boy who died from bird flu in Cambodia has tested positive for the virus. Health officials are investigating the source of infection.

The woman fell ill on November 30 and passed away on December 16.

With confirmed or suspected cases in two Antarctic penguin species, researchers fear highly contagious virus could rip through colonies

Over 17,000 southern elephant seal pups were found dead on Argentina's Valdés Peninsula in a horrific mass die off attributed to the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus.