Bird Flu

The US is in the midst of a record-breaking bird flu outbreak that’s affected dozens of cattle herds along with poultry flocks nationwide, sending egg prices soaring

TURKEY has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States as a devastating outbreak of bird flu is slashing US production and sending prices soaring, a leading sector official said ...

THE first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in Louisiana announced on Monday, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions.

THE US issued a federal order on Friday (Dec 6) mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread...

It is spreading rapidly among cattle, but there has been no adequate response to tackle the threat with mandatory testing, isolating infected herds and speeding up vaccine development

THE World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (Nov 28) urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States.

AUSTRALIA’S government said on Sunday (Oct 13) it would spend an extra A$95 million (S$83.7 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal population...

Bird flu vaccine developer Sinergium Biotech will share its data with manufacturers in low and middle-income countries to help to accelerate a fair roll-out if a pandemic occurs, the World Health Orga...

Scientists are concerned that the virus will mutate and spread easily among people