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The first sign of a new bird flu might be a dead seabird or marine mammal. Better surveillance of migratory birds and wildlife – and better public awareness – is crucial.
After previous public health emergencies likes SARS and H1N1, there was renewed investment in pandemic preparedness, but it was not sustained. We cannot make the same mistake after COVID-19.
From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research.
From September onwards, migratory birds will arrive on Australian shores. If one is carrying the lethal bird flu, it could devastate our birdlife
Avian influenza — commonly known as ‘bird flu’ — is infecting domestic and wild birds in Canada and around the world.
Bird flu has been recurring in Africa since 2006 and Nigeria is heavily affected. High-level biosecurity measures are required to keep people and animals safe.
Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.
While a small proportion of people have become ill while in contact with infected birds, there is no evidence it has spread from human to human.
A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed by the new bird flu that has spread across the globe.
Bird flu has been confirmed in four dead seals in Scotland.
The UK government has set up a special task force to investigate.
Hunters are warned to take precautions handling wild birds, and the virus can spill over to non-avian species, so no one should approach wild animals that appear ill.
Seabirds seem to be particularly at risk.
Avian influenza virus — or bird flu — can infect domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys, as well as wild birds. The H5N1 strain has been identified in Canada.
Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks, and a major outbreak is underway in the US. A veterinary scientist explains what consumers need to know.
Bird flu spreads to humans through close contact with infected birds.
Each year in spring and summer, waterbirds mingle on their breeding grounds in Siberia and mix their flu viruses, creating new variants they then bring to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Gain-of-function studies make a natural virus more dangerous or transmissible to humans. Could the Wuhan Institute of Virology be the source of SARS-CoV-2?
Selfishness was also a problem when the world was developing vaccines for swine flu and bird flu.
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Anthropologie, EHESS, CNRS, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale, Collège de France, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
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Professor of Virology, Imperial College London
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Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health, Massey University
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Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
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Professor of Immunology and Infection, Edinburgh Napier University
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Dean, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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Scientist, Agent Characterisation Team Leader, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO
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PhD Student in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
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PhD Student in Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University
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Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, University of Guelph
