In previous years, egg prices in Japan have dipped in January — but not in 2025. This changing pattern is attributed to a series of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks, which are particularly affecting the country’s laying hens.   Meanwhile, …

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”. Some media outlets somewhat exaggeratedly took this to …

THE noble push to achieve “Freedom from Hunger” gained momentum after World War Two with the formation of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, which “strives to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition”. Since …

The avian flu continues to circulate in parts of the world, including the U.S., infecting domestic poultry, cattle, and some humans. A study published in Scientific Advances examines how mass vaccination of poultry against H5 subtypes of avian influenza …

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Five years after COVID-19, experts warn of a new pandemic threat as a rapidly mutating H5N1 bird flu strain emerges. Urgent precautions are essential to prevent a crisis. Deadly Bird Flu Mutating Rapidly, Scientists Sound Alarm After First US H5N1 Death …

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In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”. Some media outlets somewhat exaggeratedly took this to …

Guillemots, black and white birds each measuring about a foot tall, cram together on Skomer Island to starve off predators and protect their eggs, of which each reproducing bird lays just one each year. On this island off the coast of Wales, nearly 100,000 …

AS the highly infectious and deadly bird flu ravages poultry populations in the US, egg prices are climbing. Consumers are dishing out more cash for eggs, and a health expert outlined why that won't change anytime soon. 4 Consumers have seen a spike in …