A study published in Science looks at a mutation in bovine influenza (H5N1) hemagglutinin (HA) which could switch binding specificity to human … read more
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
