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The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been detected in 41 at-risk species, including the snowy owl. The snowy owl was recently recommended for listing under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. (Jordi Segers/CWHC)

How we’re tracking avian flu’s toll on wildlife across North America

Researchers have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in 41 at-risk bird species across all 10 Canadian provinces.
Medical staff look out from a window at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi in March 2021 as officials prepare for a ceremony to commence the country’s first coronavirus vaccinations provided through the global COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Why it’s a critical time for Canada to renew its commitment to global health co‑operation

Building on a storied history of engagement that supersedes partisan politics, there is no time to lose for Canada to strategically renew its role in global health.
If the H5N1 avian flu virus learns to spread efficiently from person to person, it could pose an imminent threat to humanity. (CDC and NIAID)

Heeding the lessons of COVID‑19 in the face of avian influenza

COVID-19 exposed the many ways in which we were ill-prepared to prevent and respond to pandemics. Are we applying those lessons to prevent a bird flu pandemic?
Avian influenza control zones have been put in place in England, Scotland and Wales to control the virus’s spread among birds. AlanMorris/ Shutterstock

Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low

Restrictions have recently been put in place in England and Scotland to curb the spread of bird flu.
Cows are milked on a large carousel at an industrial-scale dairy in Pickett, Wis., in December 2019. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

B.C. youth H5N1 diagnosis: Anti‑whistleblower “ag‑gag” laws help global pandemics grow and spread

New laws in Canada will make it harder for whistleblowers to shed light on cruelty and malpractice in animal agriculture — and will hinder efforts to prevent the next global pandemic.

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