A study published in Nature looks at the infectivity and transmission of H5N1 influenza. Prof Ash Banyard, Virologist, Animal and Plant … read more
Scientists react to news that a man in Mexico has died of H5N2 bird flu. Professor Sir Peter Horby, … read more
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine looks at cows milk containing avian influenza virus A (H5N1) … read more
Scientists react to the detection of avian influenza in mammals in the sub-Antarctica region. Dr Kathleen Steinhöfel, a Reader in … read more
A study published in Nature Communications uses genome editing in chickens to control avian influenza transmission. Prof Timm Harder, Laboratory … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have published their latest technical briefing on avian influenza, reporting on 2 additional asymptomatic … read more
Results from a new international Nature study into the pandemic potential of avian flu, led by the MRC-University of Glasgow … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected Influenza A (H5) virus in two poultry workers following the introduction of … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published* a new technical report on the risk to human health from avian … read more
It has been reported that an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died after being infected with H5N1 avian influenza virus. … read more
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) has been causing outbreaks in wild birds and farmed poultry for decades. In … read more
There have been reports that the avian influenza outbreak in the UK has spilled over into mammals. Prof Mark … read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have published a report alleging that the government are “not prioritising significant threat” from animal … read more
In partnership with DEFRA and the Animal Health Plant Agency, we invited journalists to a background briefing on Avian Influenza. … read more
A comment from Professor Wendy Barclay on the current avian influenza outbreak in the UK. Prof Wendy Barclay, Head … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a person in the South West … read more
There have been several reports of high levels of avian influenza in the UK. Prof Ian Brown, Head of … read more
A 41-year-old man in China has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of … read more
An out break of avian influenza (bird flu) has been discovered on a Suffolk poultry farm. Dr Holly Shelton, … read more
Publishing in PLOS Pathogens scientists report that they have identified several genetic mutations that could allow the avian influenza strain H7N9 attach to human cells, although this is unlikely to happen in the wild.
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