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'Unprecedented' Spread of Bird Flu Exacerbated by Climate Crisis, Experts Warn


The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents – except Oceania – with the United Nations calling it "a global zoonotic animal pandemic." H5N1 is known to be able...

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