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Bird flu

October

Migratory wild birds returning from Alaska and Siberia are being tested for the damaging h5N1 avian flu.

‘Nothing is stopping it’: spring fears for avian flu on the move

Authorities are on red alert for any springtime outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu, as an army of citizen scientists look for early signs of the virus.

  • Tom Burton

August

Down pillows and doonas are set for price increases because of a shortage of feathers.

Bird flu ruffles feather prices in bad news for decorators

Chief executive of Adairs says the virus outbreaks and soaring popularity of puffer jackets are leading to sharp inflation, as he reported a profit slump.

  • Simon Evans

July

Cell vaccine production at CSL Seqirus plant at Holly Springs in North Carolina.

CSL wins global avian flu vaccine contracts

Australian pharmaceutical giant CSL is to supply up to 45 million shots of its avian flu vaccine to Europe and the US as health authorities prepare for possible human infection from the dangerous H5 strain.

  • Tom Burton

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/bird-flu-6guv