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The ostrich farm in British Columbia, which has become a flashpoint of an avian flu outbreak, “has not cooperated” with the authorities to manage the outbreak, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Universal Ostrich Farm “failed to undertake appropriate biosecurity risk mitigation measures,” the CFIA alleged in a statement. CFIA had previously ordered the…
The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities. In the meantime, the Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has received an operational certificate from the provincial Environment Ministry for its…
As a deadly bird flu outbreak sweeps through wild and domestic bird populations globally, researchers have identified an alarming trend that could bring the virus closer to humans: a significant increase in infections among pet cats and other feline species. While avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — has long been a concern…
Newswise — Dr. Richard Webby, a virologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is sounding the alarm on the growing risk posed by avian influenza, specifically the H5N1 strain now infecting dairy cattle in the U.S. Webby’s lab studies how influenza viruses move between animals and humans. In recent research, his team tested how existing antiviral…
Link to study here See photos here Newswise — New York, April 16, 2025— It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022. A study published in Marine Mammal Science has projected population trajectories after the 2023 epidemic of the High Pathogenicity…
Newswise — Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for combating avian flu and respiratory infections in humans, including pneumonia and COVID-19. The research, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, investigates the molecular evolution of specific types of proteins (CL-10 and CL-11)…
Newswise — Early detection of sickness is critical for preventing its spread — whether it’s COVID-19, influenza or the common cold. Yet, many illnesses are at their most contagious before people even know they’re sick. Research shows that 44 percent of COVID-19 infections were spread several days before the sufferer came down with symptoms. Now,…
Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been the toll on wild birds? More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder up. Despite the spread in birds…
The Atlantic Wildlife Institute in New Brunswick has reported its first bird flu case of 2025, calling it “heartbreaking and worrisome.” A red-breasted merganser, found sick in a backyard in Shediac last month, was taken to the AWI but died shortly after arriving. “Alive upon arrival, the signs were severe enough to indicate illness, and…
Newswise — In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was recognized as having crossed over from birds into cattle. Experts believe the virus was transmitted a month or two beforehand from birds to dairy cows in the Texas panhandle, and then spread as…
