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Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them spread to humans

A human immune system protein called butyrophilin helps to stop bird flu from infecting people, but some viruses currently circulating have mutations that might overcome this barrier

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Gannets' blue eyes turn black after an infection with bird flu

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Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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A bald eagle is tested for avian flu

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

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Ducks at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 24 February 2023

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Bird flu death: What will happen next and is there a vaccine?

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A dead pelican, possibly infected with bird flu, in Lima, Peru, in December 2022

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How prepared is the world for a pandemic of bird flu in people?

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South American Sea Lions

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Researchers ‘cannot rule out’ bird flu spreading between sea lions

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Rangers in protective clothing collect dead birds on a beach

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Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals?

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Chickens outside

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Bird flu vaccination may be the only way to have free-range chickens

Tens of millions of poultry are being kept indoors or have been slaughtered because of avian influenza. Without widespread vaccination of birds, free-range chickens and eggs could be off the menu forever in some countries

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Why are children catching so many illnesses this winter?

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Flu, RSV and cost of living will all harm UK child health this winter

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UK prepares for worst bird flu outbreak on record this winter

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NHS invites 12 million people to have booster to ward off 'twindemic'

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