Scientists find ‘conclusive’ evidence of spillover infections from wild birds in the east Asian country – home to five million horses ...

Avian flu, also commonly referred to as bird flu, primarily spreads among wild birds such as ducks and gulls and can also infect farmed and domestic birds such as chickens, turkeys and quails.

BIRD flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, new research reveals, sparking fears it could be spreading under the radar. It’s a new chapter in the unfolding threat of H5N1 ...

Evidence of bird flu infections in horses signals a new frontier in viral spillover risks, demanding urgent action to monitor and mitigate cross-species transmission. Research Letter: Evidence of ...

with the industry forced to close down in the UK due to an outbreak of equine flu. More than 100 stables remain on lockdown, with six days of meetings cancelled, as the authorities work to contain ...

“Horses, too, have their own influenza strain, known as equine influenza, which is endemic in North America,” said Professor Pablo Murcia, lead author of the study from the MRC-University of ...

It's already known that they can be infected with equine flu, caused by the H3N8 virus. But if a horse is simultaneously infected with H5N1, the viruses could swap genetic material and evolve rapidly.

Bird flu can infect horses asymptomatically, recent research suggests, prompting concerns that the virus could have found ways to spread undetected. H5N1, the technical name for the bug which has ...

The amnesty on six-month boosters, announced in July, was given by two of the sports’ governing bodies in order for members to bring their vaccinations up to date ...