Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in Newfoundland and Labrador, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

Analysis of the H5N5 virus detected in Maritime province showed that it was similar to the H5N5 one which had hit Canada in 2023, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday

People working with birds across Berkshire are on high alert for potential bird flu after about 1.8m were culled across the UK in three months. Bird flu was last spotted in the Royal County in 2023 and had a "catastrophic" impact,

As the popularity of keeping backyard and urban chicken flocks grows, health and agriculture experts warn that bird flu can pose a risk to your feathered friends — and by extension, a small risk to you,

Nearly 70 people across the United States have been infected with bird flu in the last year, with officials saying the tally could be a significant undercount.

Bird flu may be spreading undetected in humans, according to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data posted last week in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggests the spread of bird flu between dairy cattle and humans has gone unchecked,