A man has died after becoming the first known person to contract a rare strain of bird flu. The patient, from Washington ...

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was confirmed in poultry at a premises in southwestern England, the UK government said on Sunday. A 3 km (about 2 miles) protection ...

The UK government on Tuesday ordered all poultry in England to be kept inside due to escalating cases of avian influenza. The order takes effect from Thursday. "The new measures mean bird keepers ...

A major bird cull following the detection of avian flu at an aviary in Dawlish has been roundly condemned by the Peta animal activist group.

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single sheep—a ...

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Over the past week, almost 90 of the region’s commercial poultry flocks have been confirmed with infections of the H5N1 ...

The public is advised not to touch or pick up any dead or sick birds that they find. Wild birds migrating to the UK from mainland Europe during the winter months can carry the disease and this can ...

In light of the concerning news, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged Brits visiting the popular green area not to ...

There is no evidence of human-to-human transmission and the risk to the general public is low, however, health officials ...