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Human gene identified that prevents most bird flu viruses moving to people

Discovery means targeted solutions can be directed to avian flu viruses sooner to prevent spillover into humans, say scientists

The Guardian - UK

El Niño, not avian flu, caused the deaths of hundreds of birds in Mexico, government says

Experts in Mexico say that the warming Pacific ocean currents known as El Niño, not avian flu, were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds along Mexico's Pacific coast this year

The Independent UK

No, Corporate Greed Didn't Cause the 2023 Egg Price Shock

A much more plausible explanation is the avian flu outbreak that devastated the poultry industry last year.

Reason

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Concern as Avian flu detected in wild birds near Nottinghamshire river

It is vital that wild birds do not mix with chickens, ducks, geese or other birds.

Nottingham Post

RSPB calls for suspension of game-bird releases over avian flu fears

Charity says stocking countryside for shooting season would be catastrophic with disease still a major threat to wild birds

The Guardian - UK

More than 50,000 wild birds in UK killed by avian flu – double previous estimates

H5N1 bird flu may lead to extinction of species as data revealed by Guardian shows worst losses in decades

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu

Hazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland

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Irises of gannets that survive avian flu turn from blue to black, study finds

‘Fascinating’ discovery could prove a useful non-invasive diagnostic tool to apply to other species, say scientists

The Guardian - UK

Migrating birds could bring lethal avian flu to Australia's vulnerable birds

In 2021, avian influenza evolved into a new form – a new and remarkably lethal variant first found in Europe.

The Conversation

Australia poorly prepared for deadly avian flu that kills millions of wild birds, experts warn

Conservationists call for national response plan for possible arrival of HPAI H5, which so far has affected 300 species worldwide

The Guardian - AU

Farne Islands to remain closed until end of summer following devastating avian flu outbreak

The disease has killed thousands of birds on Northumberland's internationally important breeding colony, with a 'strong likelihood' that thousands more will be affected this year

Chronicle Live

Avian flu outbreak in the Gambia threatens birds on East Atlantic Flyway

Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routes

The Guardian - UK

Current avian flu strain deadlier than in past and could become endemic, study says

Scientists raise alarm over avian influenza strain’s unprecedented deadliness and reach from farmed poultry and wild birds

The Guardian - US

New report reveals long-term conservation best way to tackle Dumfries and Galloway's avian flu problem

More than 13,000 barnacle geese along the Solway Coast were killed by the virus in the winter of 2021/22

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The National (Scotland)

Bird flu threatens 'very survival' of some species in Scotland, say experts

BIRD flu “may threaten the very survival of some species” in Scotland, according to experts in the disease.

The Independent UK

Avian flu threatens survival of some bird species in Scotland, study suggests

The NatureScot report analysed the effects of the unprecedented avian flu outbreak among wild birds since 2021.

WEKU

Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The California condor population fell to near extinction in the '70s, but the total wild population now numbers more than 300.

The Independent UK

Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock

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3 California condors found dead in Arizona. Now officials know how they died

Three California condors were found dead in northern Arizona, and now officials know the cause.

Tribune News Service

White House sticks with tradition and rolls the eggs

WASHINGTON — The White House rolls out its annual post-Easter celebration Monday with flocks of kids and 30,000 eggs on the South Lawn despite suggestions that it opt for potatoes or even rocks amid an avian flu outbreak and soaring prices.

Salon

Sanders: "We must break up Big Ag"

Progressives question Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices

Daily Record

Avian flu claimed lives of 13,000 barnacle geese in Dumfries and Galloway

NatureScot has revealed the devastating figure as it prepares for the return of Scotland’s seabird colonies across the summer

The Guardian - UK

Farne Islands shut to visitors over fears of new avian flu outbreak

Rangers work to avoid repeat of last year’s devastating losses in breeding seabird colonies on the islands off the Northumberland coast

Daily Record

Mission to protect Scotland's seabirds from avian flu as species return to breed

NatureScot officials along with the RSPB have ramped up surveillance, monitoring and biosecurity measures for our wild bird colonies.

France 24

Bird flu: The next pandemic?

It has ravaged farms, decimated wild birds and spilled onto mammals. Could avian flu spark the next human pandemic? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

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