Picture this – you enter a skincare store and spot egg crates kept in a corner for sale. Finding it hard to believe? Well, a skincare brand, has taken up the extraordinary initiative to sell eggs at selected New York City stores. The decision comes after a surging bird flu outbreak in the US that has … Read more
The ongoing spread of the highly pathogenic bird flu worldwide is reaching an “unprecedented” scale, a United Nations agency warned Monday. Speaking at a conference in Rome, key members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met to discuss the global outbreak of avian influenza. They warned that the virus’s ability … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that communication on bird flu had become challenging since United States President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal from the United Nations health agency. Asked about communication received by the WHO from Washington on the H5N1 outbreak, Christian Lindmeier told … Read more