In what they are calling a 'significant' step forward, UK scientists believe - for the first time - they have found cases of seabirds that have had been exposed to the current H5N1 strain and then recovered.
Hopes of combatting a lethal strain of bird flu have received a small boost after scientists discovered some seabirds were developing immunity. Amid the UK's worst outbreak on record, last year at least 3.4 million birds died or were culled and shops ran short on eggs. A small number of bird flu infections in humans have also been detected since the current outbreak began in 2021.
and the government-sponsored UK Research and Innovation have announced an extra £3.3m of funding for the group to find out more about immunity in wild birds. Another group has also been given £3.2m to investigate the potential for human transmission. According to , 60% of new human diseases originate in animals. Although current numbers of confirmed cases are lower than this time last year, Prof Middlemiss said there was still a 'high risk' infections could spread, and urged farmers to maintain biosecurity measures. An RSPB spokesperson said 2023 has seen the 'third consecutive summer UK seabirds have been hit by this strain of bird flu, with tens of thousands of birds dead so far'.
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