Fresh cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 have been confirmed in England and Scotland within 48 hours of each other, marking a February cluster that keeps the UK poultry sector on ...

A thousand pheasants are to be culled after suspected bird flu was detected at a commercial poultry premises in County Tyrone. Restrictions have been put in place, external around the farm near ...

A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in place to curb the virus's spread among wild birds and poultry in England and ...

Alastair Ward receives funding from the BBSRC and Defra. But the disease doesn’t only threaten poultry and egg production – it also threatens wild bird populations in a way that it never has before.

Dozens of dead swans were found at West India and Millwall Docks, charity E1 Waterbird Welfare says.

If you'd like to feed birds, try offering soft fruit such as apple or pear pieces, or raisins or sultanas. However, soak harder foods like raisins or sultanas in water beforehand to stop them becoming ...

The trial will involve immunising a small group of turkeys against H5N1 bird flu under the supervision of DEFRA ...

Several countries are carrying out similar bird flu vaccines, including Italy and the Netherlands ...

Scientists have embarked on a one-year, £1.5 million research project to combat the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu wreaking havoc on UK seabirds and heaping pressure on poultry farming. With ...

Britain has commenced targeted trials for a bird flu vaccine in turkeys, marking a notable shift in its approach to controlling a disease that has ravaged flocks and compelled some countries to adopt ...

Ed Hutchinson receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and UKRI, including through the Flu:TrailMap-One Health consortium which is working to respond to the H5N1 outbreak. He has unpaid positions on ...