2 h. ago Bad season of bird flu in UK hits supply of Christmas turkeys

Availability of chickens and ducks also expected to be tight, with 5% of the seasonal flock culled so farUK poultry producers are battling a “bad season” of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies of Christmas birds including turkeys, chickens and ducks.Two industry insiders said they expected supplies of all poultry to be tight ahead of the festive season, especially for organic and free-range birds, which are seen as the most vulnerable to infection. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago UK Christmas turkey shortage fears as 'super strain' bird flu sweeps farms

The UK is facing a Christmas turkey shortage as a 'super strain' of bird flu sweeps through farms, with retailers warning of empty shelves in butchers and supermarkets

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5 h. ago Christmas turkey shortage fears as UK farms hit by 'super strain' bird flu

A sharp rise in cases of bird flu across UK farms have raised fears of empty shelves in butchers and supermarkets across the country - just weeks before Christmas

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5 h. ago Fears Christmas dinner could be ruined by looming turkey shortage as ‘super strain’ bird flu rips through UK farms

BRITS could miss out on tucking into a Christmas Day turkey this year as a bird flu "super strain" rips through farms. Retailers fear the strain of avian flu could lead to empty shelves in butchers and supermarkets across the country. UK farms have been hit by more than 30 since the start of October....

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11 h. ago Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US

The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials saidA US man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.The man in Washington state, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu strain called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Washington state man believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials say the risk to the public is low

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67 h. ago Raw milk warning as study raises alarm over bird flu transmission

Bird flu has returned to the UK in wild birds and poultry, but outbreaks in dairy cattle in the US have raised concerns about the safety of raw milk products

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2 d. ago US reports bird flu infection with H5N5 strain of virus never seen in humans before

Health officials in the US have reported the detection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human

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3 d. ago Symptoms of bird flu as UKHSA issues update on 'highly pathogenic' H5N1 strain

A number of bird flu outbreaks have been reported across the UK, but officials say the risk to the public is very low

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3 d. ago Control zone put in place after bird flu confirmed near Welsh village

Animal health officers will visit all businesses, homes, agricultural holdings and other properties within the zone

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4 d. ago H5N1 bird flu cases are on the rise in Europe. How concerned should you be?

Avian influenza virus cases tend to rise during the colder months, as is the case with human influenza

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7 d. ago Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

Health officials in Washington state report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since February

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8 d. ago Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the speciesBird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Unique' symptom as major bird flu confirmed at beauty spot where dead swans found

Multiple swans have died near a lake at a popular beauty spot

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1 week ago 'Unique' symptom is revealed following major bird flu outbreak

Multiple swans have died near a beauty spot

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1 week ago BREAKING: 'Highly pathogenic' case of bird flu confirmed in UK region as warnings issued

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2 w. ago Canadian federal agency says cull over, all ostriches shot dead at British Columbia farm

A Canadian federal agency says it has shot dead all ostriches at a British Columbia farm, fulfilling a 10-month-old cull order over a bird flu outbreak

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2 w. ago Warning that 10,000 Christmas dinners could be ruined as bird flu fears force new rule to be introduced across all of England

The rules, made in an effort to contain the current bird flu epidemic, apply to keepers of more than 50 birds and sellers of poultry products.

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2 w. ago Canada pushes on with ‘complete depopulation’ plan to cull 400 ostriches

Country’s top court declines to block controversial cull of hundreds of birds amid fears of an avian flu outbreakCanada’s food inspection agency says it plans to begin a “complete depopulation” of hundreds of ostriches at a farm after the country’s top court declined to block the controversial cull.On Thursday, the supreme court said it would not take up a case that has catalyzed a fierce protest by the farm owners and protesters – as well as senior figures in the Trump administration, who have decried the public health effort as government overreach. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of ostriches face cull in Canada after Supreme Court decision

Owners of the farm in Edgewood have been fighting the directive

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