Bird flu’s growing threat? After human case from infected cow in Texas, over 500 penguins found dead in Antarctica

The human patient had a mutation, PB2 E627K, which is linked to the virus adapting to mammalian hosts

First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?

Any further cases might also be closely associated with outbreaks of H5N1 in a nearby seabird colony

We should only worry about bird flu making us sick when we see human-to-human transmission

There is no evidence yet that any avian flu strain has spread from human to human

Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk, warn UN agencies & WOAH

Urge countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms

In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic, confirms Alaska

The animal likely contracted the disease after feeding on infected bird carcass

Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?

Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers

French bird flu vaccine for ducks may be launched soon

Nearly 9,000 marine creatures killed due to the virus in Chile

Bird flu in Kerala under control, say authorities

It was caused by H5N1 virus, confirm laboratory tests; culling to end Monday

Monitoring animal health must to prevent Ebola-like outbreaks: FAO

70 per cent of infectious diseases in recent decades have originated in animals

Bird flu outbreak in Andhra: Could H5N1 spark next pandemic? New paper warns of risks

Over 48 mammal species infected with virus since 2020; threat of mutation that sustains human-to-human transmission

H5N8 detected in crows, bird flu alert in Bihar

Dozens of crows died in state’s West Champaran district in January 2021; the flu has been reported from at least 13 Indian states so far

Humidity levels decide the transmission of bird flu: study

While absolute humidity drives influenza across latitudes, temperature modulates the effect

China records first human death from H3N8 bird flu

China alerted WHO 24 days after the woman was hospitalised & 11 days after her death, against the mandated 24 hours

Research finds no trace of highly pathogenic avian flu in migratory birds

It is believed that highly pathogenic influenza A viruses do not become established in wild bird populations is due to existing immunity

Centre confirms bird flu in Jharkhand government farm after hundreds of chickens died last week

H5N1 strain is known to be more infectious and fatal to poultry and more persistent in wild bird populations

Were warning signs about bird flu in Kerala overlooked

Farmers claim to have reported illness and death of ducks in Alappuzha district to the administration; but precious time was lost confirming the cause

Kerala confirms bird flu after hundreds of ducks die

Some 36,000 birds will have to be culled after the H5N8 strain of bird flu was detected in the central districts of Kottayam and Alappuzha

Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced

After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

Active monitoring of wild animals, farm animals and humans will allow health officials to detect the first sign of spillover and help prevent a …

New WHO panel to investigate rise in zoonotic diseases and build action plan

The experts will advise several international organisations on how future outbreaks can be averted

H5 pandemic in the making? Minks may become the bird flu vector for humans

Spain’s bird flu outbreak in minks hints at a mutating virus    

Bird flu deaths on the rise, environment ministry issues guidelines

As many as 250 crows in Rajasthan, 1,700 migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh have died since December 2020 

New avian influenza strain in Southeast Asia ‘travelling fast’, warns FAO

In less than six months after first reported in China, the H5N6 virus has been detected in poultries in Lao and Vietnam

First human-to-human transmission of deadly strain of bird flu in China

Virus transmitted from infected father to daughter who cared for him in hospital; both die

Research on avian influenza virus to resume

Scientists had suspended research a year ago following public safety concerns over laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses