The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has received multiple reports from countries in Asia and Europe regarding a recent spread of bird flu, giving rise to concerns that the virus may be spreading again. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds. The virus has also…
Bird Flu Spreading in Europe and Asia, Humans Found Infected As Well
France Sees Bird Flu Outbreak as Virus Spreads Again in Europe
PARIS—France has raised its bird flu alert level after a severe form of the virus was found among backyard poultry in the northeast, on top of cases in neighboring Belgium and Luxembourg, the farm ministry said on Friday. The highly contagious H5N8 strain of avian influenza was found this week among ducks, hens, turkeys, and…
Russia Reports World’s First Case of Human Infection With H5N8 Bird Flu
MOSCOW—Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health Organization (WHO), Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday. Outbreaks of the H5N8 strain have been reported in Russia, Europe, China,…
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