LONDON, March 24 — Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic.

PARIS, March 18 — The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — Malaysia’s influenza cases have not risen, and there are no human cases of bird flu, said the Health Ministry (MOH).

LONDON, Nov 6 — The UK government said yesterday cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the disease from medium to high.

GENEVA, July 29 — Bird flu vaccine developer Sinergium Biotech will share its data with manufacturers in low and middle-income countries to help to accelerate a fair rollout if a pandemic occurs, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.

CANBERRA, June 4 — Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected at a third poultry farm near Melbourne, but not the same strain that spread globally and raised fears of human transmission, the Victoria government said on Wednesday.

PARIS, April 5 — The Philippines has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, at a poultry farm in the centre of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.

ALOR SETAR, Jan 25 — The supply of chicken for the domestic market will not be affected by the bird flu outbreak in the United States and Europe, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu.

TOKYO, Jan 3 — Bird flu cases in Japan hit 54 this season, a record high after new infections were confirmed in Chiba and Fukuoka prefectures, the farm ministry said Tuesday.

TOKYO, Dec 1 — The Japanese prefecture of Tottori will cull about 110,000 chickens to stem the outbreak of bird flu, Sputnik quoted Japanese broadcaster NHK’s report on Thursday.

SEPANG, May 29 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) has disposed of about 330 birds of various species as they were detected positive for the Avian Influenza (bird flu) virus.

SEOUL, Dec 28 — South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has identified a new suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu, amid the growing concerns over the disease further straining the local poultry industry, Yonhap News Agency reported.

TOKYO, Nov 26 — Some 146,000 chickens will be exterminated in the Japanese prefecture of Hyogo, which became the third region hit with this disease, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting Japan's media on Thursday.