The warning comes from Institute Pasteur, whose respiratory-infection experts say that currently circulating bird-flu viruses especially highly pathogenic strains like the H5 variant could pose a grave risk if they mutate to spread efficiently between …

Since the H5N1 serotype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in Nigeria in December of 2020, the virus was been detected sporadically but widely across the West African state. Based on official notifications to the World …

By: Haddy Touray Gambia is playing host to two key wildlife and forestry events, with the government reaffirming its commitment to forest and wildlife protection. The 25th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC-25) and the 9th …

One poultry flock has been hit by the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in Botswana, according to the latest update on the HPAI situation in sub-Saharan Africa from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Affected …

… by members of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), … scale for millions of migratory waterbirds.  “Despite commendable … of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in wild birds since … 1% of the West African population of this species …

Could the avian flu be our next pandemic threat? The H5N1 bird flu, highly infectious and deadly in birds, has been around for nearly three decades, but recently, it has been changing in ways that raise alarms for many scientists and public health …

Experiments have shown that more than 60 per cent of all infectious diseases in human beings have originated from animals, and more than 75 per cent of new and emerging diseases (such as monkeypox, Ebola, COVID-19, and avian influenza) originate in animals …

Introduction We visit the hospital and consult a doctor when we fall sick. But when our animals:  goats, chickens, cows, donkeys, dogs, fowls and even fish that feed and sustain millions of families are sick? They also have doctors: veterinary surgeons, or …

For several months up to the start of 2025, there were few reported signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Africa. Since the beginning of January, however, some infections in poultry flocks have been officially confirmed in the adjacent West …

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, or H5N1 bird flu, has dominated headlines worldwide in 2025. The virus is one of the reasons behind surging egg prices and widespread shortages of other grocery store items, like milk. On January 6, 2025, the U.S. …