Bird

Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to…

5 months ago

World’s first case of bird flu in sheep found on Yorkshire farm

Steve JonesBBC News, YorkshireGetty ImagesThe case was found in a single sheep on a farm in Yorkshire (stock image)The world's…

2 years ago

Case of bird flu confirmed in farm worker

The announcement came soon after the decision to place the whole of Shropshire into an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ),…

2 years ago

Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington animal sanctuary

The animals died between late November and mid-December, the sanctuary's director, Mark Mathews, told the New York Times, external. "We've…

2 years ago