Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Bird flu has now reached every continent


Headline:  IFL Science, 6/22/2026

Laura Simmons reports:
While much of the immediate concern around this detection will rightly focus on the threat to Australia’s bird populations, it’s important to note that H5 bird flu has shown itself to be adaptable to a whole range of mammalian species as well. 
“This strain is different from the bird flu viruses Australia has managed in the past,” commented Dr Robin Alders, an Honorary Professor with the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University, to the Australian Science Media Centre (SMC). 
“It can infect and cause serious illness or death in a much wider range of species, not just poultry. This makes it more difficult to detect, monitor and control.” 
“In Tasmania, there are concerns about Tasmanian devils because they may become infected if they feed on dead birds carrying the virus. On the mainland, other scavenging animals could face similar risks.”

Other bird flu posts:
June 21-30

June 11-20:

June 1-10:

May 16-31

May 11-15

May 6-10

May 1-5:

April 26-30:

April 21-25:
California bird flu news:  It's everywhere, it's everywhere!  (4/23)

April 16-20
 
April 11-15:

April 6-10:  
Even the 1% have to deal with bird flu  (The Hamptons Long Island edition).  (4/9)

April 1-5
Lancaster County Pennsylvania reports yet another case of bird flu. (4/1

March 26-31:

March 21-25:

March 16-20:

March 11-15, 2025

March 6-10, 2026.  

March 1-5, 2026

February 20-28,2026
SHOCKER!!  Dead birds found in Ohio gated community.  Bird flu suspected.  (2/21)

February 10-19, 2026
February 1-9, 2026

January 21-31, 2026

January 11-20, 2026
New York tells resident don't touch those dead birds.  (1/17)

January 1-10, 2026
Bird flu strain of avian influenza:  "The picture has grown darker and stranger than most would have imagined".  (1/8)
Bird flu reported on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. (1/8)Dozens of vultures die of bird flu in North Carolina.  (1/8)

December 16-31, 2025

December 1-15, 2025

November 15-30, 2025

November 1-15, 2025

October 2025

September 2025

April-August 2025

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