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The individual presumed to be infected is a teenager who is receiving care at a children's hospital.

Wild animals in particular were much more likely to experience human-to-animal transmission than the other way around.

The disease is being spread by migratory birds and as a precaution, people are advised not to touch dead or sick wild animals.

Hundreds of thousands of chickens, ducks and turkeys have been culled in the Netherlands since outbreaks of the disease began in 2021.

Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds.

The country has reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5N6 bird flu strains in 14 provinces.

New strains of the virus have evolved to become more lethal in wild birds, making countries on flight pathways particularly vulnerable.

Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm near Rostock.

The government will apply to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the country free of bird flu (H5N1 virus) in nine days'' time if no new cases of H5N1 are detected, according to Veterinary

The compensation was in lieu of the disposal of 55,451 poultry and 17,531 eggs, and would be paid according to the type of bird and egg culled.

South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Monday it will raise its bird flu alert to the maximum from June 6 as a case found on Saturday was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain.

No new cases of bird flu (H5N1) has been detected in Kelantan in the past 59 days, says the Veterinary Services Department (JPV).

Bird flu in Kelantan has been brought under control within 30km radius of Kampung Pulau Tebu, Tunjong involving six districts in the state.

Iran has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in backyard ducks in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said.

No new cases of H5N1 avian flu have been detected in Kelantan over the past 25 days, says the state veterinary services department .

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.