"In principle, the H5N1 virus has everything it takes to trigger a pandemic," says virologist Klaus Stöhr in a report. Bird flu is currently spreading in Germany. View on euronews

Georgia agriculture officials say the highly-infectious bird flu is a serious threat to the state's top industry.

Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine that could offer broad protection against all known and emerging variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (A5) viruses, including those that have yet to evolve.

With avian flu present in Europe for 20 years, countries regularly observe an increase in cases in the autumn due to the annual bird migration. The current increase is “typical for the season,” said a spokesperson at the EU food safety watchdog (EFSA), which monitors the situation through its bird flu radar.

This is the first commercial poultry operation in California to be struck by HPAI since February. Three flocks in the state during that month were hit by the virus, including a broiler flock in Merced County, and turkey flocks in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties.

A new study of avian flu in cats focuses on a potentially life-saving discovery by veterinarian Dr. Jake Gomez, who treated four infected cats in Tulare.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms two cases of avian flu in Canada geese at Cameron Park Lake, raising concerns about the spread of the disease among migratory birds.

The number of bird flu cases detected in Germany continues to rise, officials said on Tuesday, as there seems to be no end in sight to the nationwide outbreak that has farmers on high alert. Since the first cases were detected in September,