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Avian influenza: new global framework links poultry disease control with wildlife and public health

FAO, WHO, WOAH and CMS call for faster exchange of surveillance data and sustained funding for prevention. Sharing surveillance data and virus samples more promptly is a priority i...

Avian influenza detections fall, but autumn migration calls for vigilance

Only two outbreaks were reported in European poultry between early June and late August 2026. The seasonal picture is favourable, but the expected increase in virus circulation amo...

DGAV strengthens recommendations to prevent avian influenza in Portugal

Portugal’s Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) has issued a new warning on avian influenza, urging travellers returning from affected areas to avoid contact...

Beyond detection: how to interpret Salmonella results in breeder flocks and egg production

Salmonella infections in poultry production represent a turning point rather than a simple laboratory finding. In breeder and egg production systems, the identification of Salmonel...

Safeguarding the egg market: how disease control protects food security

As one of the most affordable and nutritious protein sources available, eggs play a vital role in feeding the world’s growing population. Yet this essential food commodity faces pe...

Safeguarding the egg market: how disease control protects food security

As one of the most affordable and nutritious protein sources available, eggs play a vital role in feeding the world’s growing population. Yet this essential food commodity faces pe...

KDA reminds poultry owners of HPAI risks

This virus is primarily being transmitted by wild waterfowl such as ducks and geese which are migrating through this region.

Invading the globe: Bird flu now threatens Australia and Oceania

Like a dark cloud of pestilence spreading across the globe in a science fiction movie, a highly contagious, fatal strain of avian influenza is continuing its death march across the...

Multiyear study aims to reduce pathogens in commercial chicken houses without harming birds

When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, tore through U.S. poultry farms in early 2025, farmers culled tens of millions of birds, and egg prices soared. The losses...

#NoBirdFlu: EFSA and European Commission announce practical resources to reduce bird flu risk

As Europe prepares for the autumn bird migration season, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Commission have released a range of practical resources to help...

Uruguay declares nationwide avian influenza emergency after H5 detection in backyard poultry

Uruguay has declared a nationwide animal-health emergency after highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza was confirmed in backyard poultry in the department of Colonia. The measure, in...

Vigilance urged as first case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland

Bird keepers are being urged to protect their birds against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) after a case was confirmed in Scotland. According to Department of Environment,...

Machine learning maps avian influenza detection risk in Egypt

Researchers have combined wild bird sampling with environmental and disease data to map the probability of detecting avian influenza viruses across Egypt. Alongside the Nile Delta,...

H5N1 avian influenza hits 32,000-hen farm in England

England has confirmed its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the 2026/27 season. The H5N1 virus was detected at a free-range egg farm in Northumberland....

APHA urges vigilance as Salmonella threat persists in Great Britain

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is urging poultry producers in Great Britain to keep biosecurity and testing standards high, despite regulated Salmonella serotypes remain...

MDC encourages awareness of "bird flu" as fall migration begins

Some positive cases have been reported. Public reports of sick or dead waterfowl help MDC monitor disease activity across the landscape.

H5N1 reaches Sydney: first confirmed detection in a greater crested tern, no detections in commercial poultry

Australia has confirmed its first detection of H5 bird flu in Sydney, after a greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) found at Warriewood on Sydney’s Northern Beaches tested posit...

New EU resources aim to curb bird flu risk

A range of resources to help farmers prevent the spread of avian influenza have been published. This comes as Europe prepares for the autumn bird migration season. The European Foo...

H5N1 Spreads Among Australian Wildlife as Flu Season Ramps Up

Australia is closely monitoring the H5N1 influenza strain after detections in sea lions, seals, dolphins, and foxes, prompting surveillance for mammal adaptation while authorities...

H5N1 bird flu jumps to marine mammals and wildlife in Australia

H5N1 avian influenza is spreading rapidly across southeastern Australia owing to infected wild bird species, including little penguins, magpies, crested terns and pelicans. Bird ag...

Farmers urged to tighten biosecurity as bird flu cases confirmed in UK

All bird keepers are being urged to review and strengthen their biosecurity now, ahead of the higher-risk winter period for bird flu. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

LA Peds Ready Podcast: Special Pathogens – Part 2

A critically ill infant arrives in respiratory failure, but a key exposure history raises concern for something beyond routine influenza. In Part 2 of our Special Pathogens series,...

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Bird Flu’s Dairy Cow Disguise Finally Explained

The study reveals the biology behind why the disease appeared so different after spreading to cows and offers a framework for recognizing new forms of the disease more quickly. H5N...