Latest about bird flu
In world 1st, dairy cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for H5N1 bird flu
Unpasteurized milk samples and throat and nose swabs from cows on U.S. dairy farms have tested positive for bird flu, marking the second known cases in ruminants in the U.S.
Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in 'catastrophic' mass death
Over 17,000 southern elephant seal pups were found dead on Argentina's Valdés Peninsula in a horrific mass die off attributed to the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus.
'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
1st-known 'highly pathogenic' bird flu cases in Antarctic could threaten penguins
The British Antarctic Survey detected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in seabirds on Bird Island, located in the Antarctic region in the South Atlantic.
Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation
Carcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.
Highly pathogenic bird flu behind 'unusual deaths in cats' in Poland, WHO says
A bird flu subtype called H5N1 has infected and killed dozens of cats in Poland.
Ultra-rare, deep-diving whale dies on New England beach with possible case of bird flu
A necropsy revealed that the animal may have been infected with avian influenza, which would be "a big deal" if it is confirmed by further testing, scientists say.
China reported 1st human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says
A woman in China was the first person to die of the bird flu subtype H3N8.
