In A Nutshell In mouse experiments, raising body temperature by about 2°C turned severe flu infections into mild ones ...

New research from the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow highlights a worrying trait of avian influenza (bird flu) viruses ...

Experts concerned about the rise in recent UK cases hope launching a trial on turkeys could help to offset a possible bird ...

An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed on a poultry premises in Somerset. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA) has said there are confirmed cases of the contagious H5N1 ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

The first human case of H5N5 avian flu appears to be an isolated case and is unlikely to spark wider transmission, Taiwanese experts said this week, after the US earlier this month reported a person ...

It’s not a diss against the millions of hens and their eggs that go into making influenza vaccines for the world every year, because the system does work, experts say. But supplies can run short, and ...

Egg producers claimed the avian flu outbreak in late 2021 decimated the chicken population, but demand remained consistent ...

Police and the RSPCA are investigating after dead swans were discovered on the canal in Burnley. It is believed the dead ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed ...