31 h. ago Bird flu warning as milk trend in UK could be 'transmission route' for virus

A type of milk consumed in the UK could be a "tenable transmission route" for bird flu, health officials warn

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3 d. ago Bird flu warning as UK health boss says virus has 'pandemic potential'

The UKHSA director warns the circulating strain of bird flu has the potential to become a pandemic after a case of bird flu in sheep was confirmed

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3 d. ago Alert as UK health chiefs warn bird flu could trigger 'next pandemic'

Senior British health officials have said bird flu has shown a noted change within just the past three to four years compared to when the pathogen first emerged in the mid 1990s.

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3 d. ago Bird flu 'pandemic' warning as UK health boss says virus has dangerous 'potential'

Richard Peabody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency, has warned that bird flu has the potential to become a 'future pandemic'

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3 d. ago Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, UKHSA director says

Richard Pebody said while the virus is ‘not new’ and the risk to the public remains low, its features have changed in recent years.

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3 d. ago UKHSA warning as 'priority pathogen' watch list reveals 24 'danger' viruses with biggest risk to public health

Bird flu and coronaviruses are diseases in the 'deadly' virus families that health officials warn have pandemic potential

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4 d. ago Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN

The case was identified in Yorkshire during routine surveillance on a premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds.

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4 d. ago Bird flu warning issued as case found in single sheep for the first time ever

The Government confirmed influenza of avian origin (H5N1) was found on a farm in the UK

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4 d. ago Warning for farmers after first case of bird flu discovered in a sheep

The single case of avian influenza was found in a sheep on a farm in Yorkshire where the disease had been confirmed in poultry.

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4 d. ago Potentially deadly bird flu jumps species as 'remain vigilant' warning issued

Food safety experts have also explained recommendations for eating poultry and eggs

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5 d. ago Urgent warning issued as deadly bird flu 'evolving too fast for vaccines to keep up'

Wild birds, poultry, cattle and even farmworkers in the United States have already caught the virus, urging scientists to work on vaccinations to protect human health

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6 d. ago Experts reveal their 'secret weapon' to help the UK fight against the next pandemic

Experts have recruited some very unconventional technology to help prepare against the next potential pandemic – but it's efficient when it comes to cost and incredibly eco-friendly

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