Scientist who predicted Covid says what source of next pandemic will be
“It’s a very, very distinct possibility.” Five years since the UK first locked down due to coronavirus, it’s now being suggested that bird flu could usher in another pandemic. This terrifying prognosis arrives via science writer David Quammen, who accurately (or not, conspiracy theorists) predicted that a Chinese wet market would produce a contagious, world-affecting […]
11 months ago
Whole of England put in bird flu ‘prevention zone’ after rise in cases
The measures are ‘essential to protecting flocks’ the government has said A spike in bird flu cases has seen a prevention zone extended across England to try and mitigate the risk of further outbreaks. On Friday, the government announced an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) had been extended across the entire nation due to the […]
1 year ago
Government demand for people to register chicken ownership leads to influx of people registering roast chickens
Pranksters crashed the website with chickens from Tesco… Not everything has gone to plan for the government‘s new requirement for registration of poultry ownership. DEFRA is requiring anyone who owns chickens or other birds in England or Wales to register them by October 1. The new law has been introduced with the aim of stopping the spread […]
1 year ago
People warned to stay ‘at least two meters’ away from birds over pandemic fears
Social distancing is back, but this time it applies to our feathered friends. New Government guidelines have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency amid fears of a potential bird flu breakout. The new recommendations state that people should keep their distance from “wild birds” as much as possible, ideally two metres in order […]
2 years ago
First human death from H3N8 bird flu recorded in China
Two other cases have also been recorded in the country A woman in China has become the first to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation has confirmed. The 56-year-old, from the southern province of Guangdong, was the third person known to have been infected with […]
3 years ago
Half of free range turkeys produced for Xmas have been culled or died of bird flu
There are warnings of a ‘big, big shortage’ this festive season Half of the free range turkeys produced for Christmas in the UK have already been killed in the bird flu epidemic, an industry chief has said. British Poultry Council chief executive Richard Griffiths told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that 600,000 of […]
3 years ago