As China quietly bans live poultry sales and avian flu circulates among humans with a historically devastating kill rate, questions about transparency are growing louder — and the echoes of 2019 are ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 – particularly the 2.3.4.4b lineage – has transformed the global disease landscape over recent years. What was once largely a poultry disease causing ...

Despite more than five years without incursion, H5N1 2.3.4.4b is edging closer to New Zealand, raising questions about how ...

Italy’s Ministry of Health recorded a human infection with influenza A(H9N2) on March 25, 2026, in a patient from the ...

With spring in full bloom, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is reminding the public some safe tips on what to do if a ...

Bird keepers are being urged to tighten biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza. In Wales, housing orders were introduced in November 2025 under the Avian Influenza Prevention ...

Following The Planetary Health Diet in pregnancy can meet key nutrient requirements, suggesting that women who eat more ...

Many people with celiac disease are advised to eat more fiber to support digestion and manage symptoms, either through diet ...

The figure marks a sharp fall from 4.1 children per woman recorded in 1993, underscoring significant demographic shifts in ...

Grace Zokovitch is a general assignment reporter. Email her at gzokovitch@bostonherald.com.

Young seabirds are typically less experienced at catching prey and are less resilient to changes in food resource ...