Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Proliferation of bird flu outbreaks raises pandemic risk

Jan. 26, 2017 at 3:56 pm CST

London | Reuters — The global spread of bird flu and the number of viral strains currently circulating and causing infections have reached unprecedented levels, raising the risk of a potential human outbreak, according to disease experts. Multiple outbreaks have been reported in poultry farms and wild flocks across Europe, […]

U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in low-path bird flu outbreak

May. 3, 2016 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Jan. 18, 2016 at 7:48 pm CST

By Julie Steenhuysen Tom Polansek

‘Noah’s Ark’ rescue mission for endangered poultry

Jul. 20, 2015 at 11:44 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. bird flu virus seen under control within a few months

May. 26, 2015 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. reports low-path H7N3 bird flu in California

Mar. 19, 2015 at 10:22 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– The United States has reported a mild form of bird flu on a turkey farm in California, the World Organisztion for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday, the latest in a series of outbreaks to hit the U.S. poultry industry in recent months. The U.S. Department of […]

By Reuters

Bird flu outbreak in India caused by strain humans can contract

Nov. 27, 2014 at 5:04 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — A bird flu virus found in India this week is the H5N1 strain that can be transmitted to humans, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Thursday. However, the organization said it was not concerned about the situation, because India had faced outbreaks of the […]

By Reuters

India orders culling after new bird flu outbreaks

Nov. 25, 2014 at 7:44 pm CST

Paris | Reuters –– India has found two outbreaks of a highly contagious bird flu virus in the southern state of Kerala, prompting the authorities to cull more than 200,000 birds, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The virus itself killed about 15,000 infected ducks in […]

By Reuters

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Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Proliferation of bird flu outbreaks raises pandemic risk

U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in low-path bird flu outbreak

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

‘Noah’s Ark’ rescue mission for endangered poultry

U.S. bird flu virus seen under control within a few months

U.S. reports low-path H7N3 bird flu in California

Bird flu outbreak in India caused by strain humans can contract

India orders culling after new bird flu outbreaks

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