The West African country has put emergency measures in place to deal with the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu. An international team of experts provided support, including preventive action. © GIZ/Lisa von Stebut When a number of dead birds …

As the peak of the past year’s highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in South Africa appears to have passed, the poultry sector is seeking greater resilience against a repetition of past devastation. Meanwhile, one new outbreak on a poultry …

Health H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the continent’s coasts in less than a year. Now it had come for elephant seals. Young chickens at a farm in Pescadero, Calif., on …

There has been an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. The viral disease, also called avian influenza, killed 441 chickens out of a flock of 641 on a farm. There have been several outbreaks bird flu across Africa over the past …

More than two years after the last cases, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in Burkina Faso.  At the beginning of March, presence of the H5N1 virus serotype was detected after more than 400 birds out of a flock of …

Africa News of Tuesday, 6 February 2024 Source: bbc.com 2024-02-06 Slaughtering, plucking and handling infected poultry puts people at risk The capital city of Niger, Niamey, has been declared an infected zone after a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 strain of …

Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:15 UTC A seal keeps watch on HMS Forth at Grytviken Crew of Royal Navy Falklands patrol ship HMS Forth helped scientists understand the global impact of bird flu as the ship resumed South Atlantic duties after nearly a year …

Avian Influenza Exam on a Brown Pelican International Bird Rescue photo by Ariana Gastelum Staff at International Bird Rescue's center in Los Angeles assess a brown pelican for avian influenza in a special quarantine area. They could be working with …

Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, COVID-19, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Health Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and …

At bird breeding grounds this spring and summer, the skies have been clearer and quieter, the flocks drastically thinned. Last year, more than 60 percent of the Caspian terns at Lake Michigan vanished; the flock of great skuas at the Hermaness reserve, in …