The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

"We’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses"

From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses.

PARIS: France has reported an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among red foxes northeast of Paris, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the spread of the virus to mammals raised global concerns.

Experts are on pins and needles over an avian virus called H5N1 that has killed 53% of the humans it infected

Veteran broadcaster could have been in serious danger during the filming of ‘Wild Isles’

Plans to film veteran broadcaster close to birds for Wild Isles series pulled over concerns about his health

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A shot against mpox would be valuable in case outbreaks reemerge, and the company sees bird flu as a “clear threat,” the company's president said.

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