Search Results

Related tags:

  • bird flu
  • Bird Flu

Displaying items 126 - 150 of 334 in total

  • US curbs Victorian poultry imports over bird flu concerns

    News
    World farming
    25 May 2024
    Chickens in a free-range poultry farm (file photo - country unspecified)

    Avian influenza has been confirmed on an egg farm in the Australian state, which has also had one human case.

    US curbs certain poultry imports from Australia's Victoria over bird flu concerns
  • The Panel with Jenni Giblin & Andrew Clay (Part 1)

    Audio 24 May 2024
    Labour MP Willie Jackson

    Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jenni Giblin & Andrew Clay discuss bird flu & MP Willie Jackson's Oxford Union speech. Jenni Giblin is Director of Funding HQ and Hawkes Bay… Audio

  • Warning over bird flu as Australia confirms first human case

    News
    New Zealand health
    24 May 2024
    29 April 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hattingen: A helper shoos some swans and ducks into an enclosure during an animal disease exercise. In cooperation with other districts, the Ennepe-Ruhr district rehearses what to do in the event of an outbreak of bird flu. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa (Photo by Christoph Reichwein / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

    New Zealand must urgently get ready for a strain causing concern overseas, public health experts say.

    NZ must be prepared for bird flu, experts say, as Australia confirms first human case
  • Warning over bird flu as Australia confirms first human case

    News
    New Zealand health
    24 May 2024
    29 April 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hattingen: A helper shoos some swans and ducks into an enclosure during an animal disease exercise. In cooperation with other districts, the Ennepe-Ruhr district rehearses what to do in the event of an outbreak of bird flu. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa (Photo by Christoph Reichwein / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

    New Zealand must urgently get ready for a strain causing concern overseas, public health experts say.

    Warning over bird flu as Australia confirms first human case
  • Calls for vigilance as bird flu cases hit Australia

    Audio 24 May 2024
    A digitally-colorized microscopic image of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus particles (seen in gold), grown in epithelial cells (green).

    Conservation and health authorities are urged to remain on high alert as two instances of bird flu hit Australia. Distinguished Professor of infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Nigel… Audio

  • Stricter mask use could reduce the spread of respiratory infections - researchers

    News
    New Zealand health
    23 May 2024
    Disposable KN-95 mask vs thin surgical mask. COVID-19 prevention. H1N1, H5N1 safety measures. Isolated on black background.

    "We now have a clear pathway to action, including reducing the number of respiratory infections in winter 2024," associate professor Amanda Kvalsvig says.

    Stricter mask use could reduce the spread of respiratory infections - researchers
  • Pacific news in brief for May 14

    News
    Pacific
    14 May 2024
    A pelican suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza is seen on a beach in Lima, in 2022.

    A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a ban on importing live poulty into the CNMI.

    Pacific news in brief for May 14
  • Egg and poultry businesses 'lucky' bird flu not here yet

    News
    Business Country
    13 May 2024
    Chickens and rooster on an organic farm.

    Bird flu, the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, was top of the agenda at the International Poultry Council's annual meeting in Argentina last week.

    Egg and poultry businesses 'lucky' bird flu not here yet
  • Officials work to keep bird flu out of NZ

    Audio
    environment health
    7 May 2024

    Officials are working to keep bird flu out of New Zealand as cases spread through cattle in the United States. Ministry for Primary Industries chief veterinary officer Mary van Andel spoke to Corin… Audio

  • The mutating bird flu lurking on our borders

    News
    science environment
    7 May 2024
    Staff vaccinating an animal against bird flu at Guangzhou Zoo in Guangzhou, south China in late 2023.

    The Detail - Avian flu is adapting to spread beyond poultry farms to wildlife and mammals, including humans. It's not here yet, but it's coming closer.

    The mutating bird flu lurking on our borders
  • Alarm bells over avian flu virus

    Audio
    science environment
    7 May 2024
    A pelican suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza is seen on a beach in Lima, in 2022.

    New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Audio

  • Alarm bells over avian flu virus

    News
    The Detail science
    7 May 2024
    A pelican suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza is seen on a beach in Lima, in 2022.

    New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep

    Audio

    The mutant bird flu lurking on our borders
  • Dozens of cattle infected with bird flu in the US

    Audio
    health
    6 May 2024

    Dozens of cattle herds in the United States are infected with bird flu and public health experts say there's a risk migratory birds will carry the strain around the world infecting cows in other… Audio

  • 'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist

    News
    New Zealand World
    5 May 2024
    Dr Richard Webby, virus and influenza expert.

    If the bird flu infecting cows in the US figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says.

    'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist
  • 'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist

    News
    New Zealand World
    5 May 2024
    Dr Richard Webby, virus and influenza expert.

    If the bird flu infecting cows in the US figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says. Audio

    'Timing is not good' for H5N1 pandemic - flu scientist
  • Will bird flu be the next pandemic?

    Audio 5 May 2024
    29 April 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hattingen: A helper shoos some swans and ducks into an enclosure during an animal disease exercise. In cooperation with other districts, the Ennepe-Ruhr district rehearses what to do in the event of an outbreak of bird flu. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa (Photo by Christoph Reichwein / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

    Dr Richard Webby is a prominent infectious diseases researcher at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Audio

  • Bird flu: what is it, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?

    News
    World Country
    15 Apr 2024
    A pelican suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza is seen on a beach in Lima, in 2022.

    There are few places in the world the high pathogenicity bird flu has not yet reached, and scientists say the world is in an animal pandemic.

    What is avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?
  • Dairy prices rise for first time since February

    News
    Business Country
    3 Apr 2024
    FOR WATER TAX story - Generic cow

    The average dairy price rose 2.8 percent in the latest auction overnight.

    Dairy prices rise for first time since February
  • Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu

    News
    World health
    2 Apr 2024
    Dairy cows.

    This is the second US human case of the virus that has infected herds of dairy cows in recent weeks.

    Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu after contact with cattle
  • Seagulls 'charismatic' not 'criminal', scientists say

    News
    World science
    1 Apr 2024
    Red-billed gull (tarāpunga) in flight

    The next time a seagull steals your chips, see it as a sign of their smartness, expert says.

    Seagulls 'charismatic' not 'criminal', scientists say
  • Bird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven

    News
    World environment
    12 Mar 2024
    Penguins on the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

    Bird flu has been confirmed in 10 penguins on South Georgia, one of the world's great wildlife havens.

    South Georgia: Bird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven
  • Researchers aim to detect deadly bird flu early

    Audio
    science environment
    12 Mar 2024
    Hutton's shearwater, gliding wings outstretched, Kaikoura, New Zealand

    Scientists in Aotearoa are planning environmental sampling to act as an early alert system for a highly infectious strain of bird flu.

    The strain has killed millions of birds and marine mammals… Audio

  • Officials prepping for inevitable bird flu 'tsunami'

    News
    New Zealand conservation
    6 Mar 2024
    Takahē

    The highly infectious H5N1 strain's been killing millions of animals around the world. NZ has been relatively protected from it due to its isolated location. Audio

    Officials preparing for inevitable 'tsunami' of bird flu coming to New Zealand
  • Officials prepare contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer

    Audio
    health
    6 Mar 2024
    Two eggs on straw. (Photo by Jacques Loic / Photononstop / Photononstop via AFP)

    Environmental officials are preparing a contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer to our shores. Audio

  • Deadly avian flu detected on Antarctic mainland

    Audio
    health animals
    27 Feb 2024
    Chickens at a poultry farm in the Netherlands (2005)

    Professor Jemma Geoghegan says the flu has already killed millions of animals globally and there are fears it could pose a real threat to Aotearoa's endangered bird life. Audio

Prev ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Next
shielded