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Person in England contracts bird flu, UKHSA confirms
A person in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu after “close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds,” the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one of ...
Bird flu: 'Dangerous' virus enters new phase as experts raise alarm
Since its detection in wild aquatic birds in January 2022, bird flu has impacted over 136 million birds in the US. While ...
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U.S. reports first detection of new strain of avian flu virus
As well as the now-familiar HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b Eurasian lineage-goose/Guangdong virus, a second virus serotype was ...
Human case of bird flu found in West Midlands, UKHSA says
The person, who is "currently well", had "close and prolonged contact with infected birds" on a farm and the risk to the ...
West Midlands bird flu case confirmed as patient taken to infectious disease unit
Health chiefs said the diagnosis was 'very rare' and 'very specific' to location where the disease was picked up ...
Experts give their verdicts on UK human bird flu case - how worried should we be?
The UKHSA advised people not to touch sick or dead birds and report any suspected bird flu cases.
First 2025 case of bird flu in Washington State confirmed
The first Washington State case of avian influenza, or bird flu, for 2025 has been confirmed in Franklin County.
Farm worker contracts human case of bird flu
A person working on a farm has contracted the human version of avian flu. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the ...
Human case of bird flu confirmed in UK as urgent reminder issued to public
The UK Health Security Agency said the person was infected after 'close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected ...