Bird flu is an infectious form of influenza typically affects birds and livestock but can, in rare instances, also affect ...

You’ve most likely heard about bird flu in the context of egg prices. Eggs are expensive and hard to find right now because the bird flu has kicked off an old fashioned supply and demand problem ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers ...

UK officials have detected bird flu in a sheep in Yorkshire, marking the first such case. Routine testing was conducted on the flock after the virus was earlier found in captive birds. Despite the ...

Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate, increasing the chance ...

Bird flu has caused ... to make exceptions to rules stating that entire flocks of birds must be destroyed quickly, even if only one or a few birds test positive for bird flu.

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep for the first time ever. A sheep in Yorkshire, UK has been found to have H5N1-type bird flu, which has rapidly spread in recent months. The case was confirmed ...

Brits were put on alert this week as bird flu was discovered in a single sheep, marking a first for the virus. The strain identified was H5N1 of avian origin, detected on a Yorkshire farm ...

State of Michigan officials have confirmed a new case of bird flu among backyard poultry in the Lansing area. The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, also known as HPAI or bird flu ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...

“That doesn’t feel terribly logical.” Letting bird flu run through poultry flocks is “not advisable and this will cause serious harm to poultry and put other animals at risk, but also ...

Livestock farmers are being urged to remain vigilant to any signs of bird flu following recent outbreaks. The UK's chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, said: "We have confirmed the ...