Avian Flu

Bird flu has killed dozens of cats in Poland, the World Health Organization (WHO) says — the first report of a high number of infected cats over a wide area within a country. The WHO said Monday it was notified by Polish authorities…

Researchers from the United Kingdom have found a human gene that plays a crucial role in preventing the avian flu from replicating in people. The study, published Wednesday in Nature, found the gene called BTN3A3 helps prevent the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health…

After a dog in Ontario recently contracted avian flu and died, experts say pet owners should be more vigilant — even though the risk of transmission to mammals remains low. The infection strain, called H5N1, also known as bird flu, is…

A dog in Oshawa, Ont., contracted the avian flu and has died, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The dog was infected with avian flu, also known as H5N1 or the bird flu, after chewing on a wild goose, according…

Bird flu, or avian flu, continues to spread across Canada, leaving some experts worried about its potential to become more transmissible among humans, and potentially sparking another pandemic. The current outbreak circulating North…

The current global avian influenza (AI) outbreak has been “unprecedented,” but the risk of contracting the virus is still low for the general public, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada. “Millions…

An egg shortage in the United Kingdom has Britons scrambling to find the beloved food staple on store shelves. The U.K. is dealing with a massive outbreak of avian flu and is seeing many cases on commercial farms, impacting egg supply…

Harley Siemens was traveling to Calgary when he got bad news from his egg farm in Manitoba. “I got the call that there may be something wrong,” he said.Two and a half days later, birds in his barn tested positive for avian…

NEW YORK: The cost for a turkey this Thanksgiving holiday is at a record high in the United States, as an ongoing bird flu outbreak wipes out supplies.  An unexpected resurgence of avian flu sweeping across the country has killed millions…