The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

A new study suggests that 'dog flu' could become a type of 'intermediate' for bird flu to adapt into something that could infect people sparking fears of another pandemic

A strain of dog flu is said to be ‘adapting’ and could infect humans, it has been warned

The news comes just a day after the restrictions to prevent the spread of bird flu across the country were lifted to allow free-range eggs to return to supermarket shelves

Government introduced restrictions last year in attempt to curb spread of bird flu

Free-range eggs have been unavailable in shops for more than a year due to avian flu restrictions

A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have…

The 56-year-old reportedly fell ill in February and died last month

A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8.