Residents and visitors are being warned not to chase or try to catch birds and to wash their hands after any contact with droppings. It is feared humans could become infected after a farmer in Texas tested positive for the virus at the start of this month , becoming the second case in the US […]
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Bird flu may have killed THOUSANDS of penguins in Antarctica: Researchers suspect outbreak of deadly H5N1 virus is behind deaths of around 530 – with many more feared to have died
Bird flu may have killed thousands of penguins in Antarctica, researchers have said as they probe a suspected outbreak of the deadly virus. A scientific expedition last month found at least 532 dead Adelie penguins in Antarctica, with thousands more thought to have died, according to a statement from Federation University Australia. Researchers suspect the […]
Bird flu found in mammals near Antarctica for the first time, scientists say
Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells for conservationists as the highly contagious disease has already killed millions of birds worldwide. Scientists first suspected the presence of avian […]
Bird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. Should they be banned?
If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu. Bird flus are responsible for all the known flu pandemics: the great influenza that started more than a century ago, “Asian flu”, “Hong Kong flu” and […]
45-year-old seabird discovered alive and well on an uninhabited island in Orkney
A seabird found on an uninhabited island in Orkney is the oldest of its kind, experts reveal. The fulmar – a type of tube-nosed seabird – was born in July 1975 and spotted almost half a century later on the island of Eynhallow, says the British Trust for Ornithology. Researchers were able to work out […]
Over 700 Vultures Die in Sanctuary After Avian Flu Outbreak
Over 700 wild black vultures died in Georgia after the bird flu broke out and infected the animals at Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary. Newsweek reported that the dead vultures were found on August 13, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that this year, over 2,100 wild birds and over 40 million […]
Thousands of Cranes Killed by Bird Flu in Israel
Northern Israel is experiencing a severe bird flu breakout that has resulted in the death of at least 5,200 migratory cranes. Experts believe that the outbreak started once cranes made contact with infected smaller birds kept by farmers. This outbreak has resulted in farmers being required to slaughter thousands of chickens in an attempt to […]
Response to the bird flu outbreak in Senegal and Mauritania
Nearly 2,500 pelicans died in late January in two National Parks on the border of Senegal and Mauritania as a result of an outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). In late January 2021, 750 Great white pelicans were found dead in the Djoudj bird sanctuary, a remote pocket of wetlands and a UNESCO […]