Nature At least 5,200 cranes killed by bird flu in Israel In addition to the 5,200 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected, according to Ohad Hatsofe, a specialist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. 28/12/2021
Israel Bird flu kills 2,000 wild cranes and infects thousands more in Israel More than 2,000 wild cranes have died in Israel from bird flu in a vast nature reserve in the north of the country, officials at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Sunday. 27/12/2021
Green News Why are hundreds of dead puffins washing up on Scottish shores? Scientists say the 'puffin wreck' is one of the biggest in 50 years. 17/12/2021
France France tightens poultry farm measures amid bird flu outbreak in Europe More than 100 outbreaks of bird flu have been reported in Europe in recent months. 05/11/2021
France France raises bird flu alert level as cases reported in Europe A case of bird flu has been detected in the Ardennes, while Belgium and Luxembourg have also reported infections. 10/09/2021
France At least 200,000 ducks culled in France amid bird flu outbreak Producers of foie gras in France are calling for state compensation as hundreds of thousands of ducks are culled to contain an outbreak of bird flu. 06/01/2021
Netherlands Bird flu: Nearly 200,000 chickens culled in the Netherlands Following last summer’s outbreaks in Russia and Kazakhstan, the bird flu epizootic is now spreading in Western Europe. 22/11/2020
Netherlands Thousands of chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farm The outbreak came despite the government last week ordering all birds on poultry farms to be kept indoors after tests confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in two dead wild swans. 29/10/2020
Unreported Europe Find out why Poland's pig farmers are concerned about their livelihoods African Swine Fever, ASF, is a disease transmitted from wild boar to farmed pigs. There's no risk to us, ASF can't infect humans, but it does cause huge economic problems and Poland is currently on the front line. Find out in Unreported Europe what is being done to stop the spread of the disease. 24/04/2020
France France announces a further cull of ducks in battle against bird flu France is to cull a further 360,000 ducks as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the H5N8 bird flu virus. 22/02/2017
France France culls a million ducks and geese The aim is to contain a severe outbreak of bird flu, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month. 05/01/2017
France 800,000 birds to be culled in France after bird flu outbreak The slaughter will affect farms in three departments in the South West of France, a region famed for its foie gras 05/01/2017
United Kingdom Bird flu comes back to the UK After sweeping across Europe, Bird flu is back in the UK. 17/12/2016
France Fresh bird flu cases emerge in France Thousands of farm birds have been put to the slaughter to combat the spread of avian influenza in France's foie gras heartland. 02/12/2016
France France confirms second case of bird flu in a week France has confirmed its second case of bird flu in less than a week. 02/12/2016
France Bird flu returns to Europe as France becomes the latest country to find H5N8 avian influenza in wild ducks Cases of H5N8 bird flu have been detected in wild ducks in Northern France amid a recent outbreak of the disease in Europe. 28/11/2016
Germany Germany to cull thousands of poultry after bird flu outbreak Authorities in Germany have decided to kill 92,000 poultry after a series of high risk H5N8 bird flu cases have been confirmed across the country. 25/11/2016
world news Risk of bird flu rockets in parts of Europe France has raised the level of alert about an outbreak of the disease from "negligeable" to "heightened" in some regions. 17/11/2016
world news Fears of bird flu after several outbreaks hit farms in Europe Several countries in Europe have reported outbreaks of the highly contagious bird flu strain H5N8. 11/11/2016
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast uncovers new bird flu case Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West 15/08/2015
Bulgaria Bird flu alert in Bulgaria after virus found in dead pelicans [Watch] Authorities in Bulgaria are dealing with a bird flu alert. They have discovered the H5N1 strain of the virus in two dead pelicans in a 27/03/2015
Netherlands 30,000 chickens culled in bird flu outbreak, Dutch government confirms Thirty-thousand chickens have been destroyed in the Netherlands after bird flu was found at a free-range farm in eastern town of Barneveld. The 12/03/2015
Netherlands Fourth case of bird flu discovered in Holland Officials in the Netherlands said on Sunday that another case of bird flu has been found on a poultry farm, the fourth in recent weeks. The 30/11/2014
Netherlands Poultry cull continues in Netherlands as third case of avian flu found Another 10,000 chickens are to be slaughtered in the Netherlands, where a third case of avian flu has been found on a farm. It brings to more than 21/11/2014
Netherlands Second case of bird flu confirmed in The Netherlands Dutch authorities have confirmed a case of bird flu, the second in the country this week. In the latest case officials say all 43,000 chickens at a 20/11/2014
United Kingdom British bird flu confirmed as H5N8 British health officials have begun killing 6,000 ducks at a breeding farm in East Yorkshire after an outbreak of bird flu. The strain of the virus 18/11/2014
