The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed yesterday that a human case of bird flu was found in England. The farm worker was infected after “close and prolonged contact with a large number of ...
Scientists have embarked on a one-year, £1.5 million research project to combat the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu wreaking havoc on UK seabirds and heaping pressure on poultry farming. With ...
The UK is bracing itself for what is expected to be the worst outbreak of avian flu in its history this winter, with officials warning of a rapid rise in infections over the past month. Infections are ...
Juliet Vickery has received funding from the UK government through the Darwin Initiative. Viola Ross-Smith and David Noble of the British Trust for Ornithology helped write this article. The red list ...
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Birds have been culled and a major surveillance zone imposed by authorities following a new outbreak of bird flu. The 3km (1.8 mile) 'controlled zone' is in place in Somerset after cases of the highly ...