Bird Flu

Emmanuel the emu - a bird who went viral on social media earlier this year after pecking his owner’s phone as she filmed videos about farming - is fighting for his life amid a deadly outbreak of avian flu that has killed most of the birds on the farm

Emmanuel the online emu star is at death’s door after avian flu strikes his Florida farm

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Emmanuel the emu – a bird who went viral on social media earlier this year after pecking his owner’s phone as she filmed videos about farming  – is fighting for his life amid a deadly outbreak of avian flu that has killed most of the birds on the farm. Emmanuel’s caretaker, Taylor Blake, revealed his dire …

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The Cornwall Wildlife Trust issued a warning last week, urging the public to stay away from sick or dead seabirds and 'under no circumstances tough the animals'

Is bird flu the next pandemic? Experts say human outbreak ‘on the horizon’

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The next pandemic-causing virus may already be spreading in Britain — in the country’s chicken coups and duck ponds. Some experts believe a human outbreak of avian flu is ‘on the horizon’ after record numbers of cases in wild birds and poultry in the past year. There are increasing concerns that, as it spreads in …

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