Global spread of H5N1

The main zoo in North Macedonia's capital Skopje was closed Saturday after authorities confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu.

According to a press statement, the flu was detected in a goose that died in a pond.

"Laboratory results confirmed a case of the presence of a pathogenic strain of the Avian influenza H5N1 virus," the statement said.

Bulgaria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has said, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.

The National Public Health Organization (EODY) on Thursday said that it has developed an action plan for bird flu (H5N1) in the event that it spreads to humans.

In the past two years, there has been an alarming increase in cases of avian influenza, heightening concerns about possible transmission to humans, the EODC said in an update.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the spread of bird flu (H5N1) to various species, including humans, expressing deep concern over its impact and potential consequences, according to reports from AFP.

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.

"This remains I think an enormous concern," the U.N. health agency's chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva.

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) issued a stark warning regarding the looming threat of a large-scale bird flu pandemic, underscoring the potential consequences if the virus were to transition to humans and establish human-to-human transmission.

An explosion of people infected with COVID-19 has been detected in the Home for Old People in Dobrich. The positives for coronavirus infection are among both users and staff.

The necessary anti-epidemic measures have been taken to limit the spread of the infection.

47 cases of the infection have been established so far. Four are positive from the staff.

China reported the world's first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on June 1 but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low.

A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever symptoms in the eastern city of Zhenjiang on April 28 and was diagnosed with H10N3 a month later, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said in an online statement.

Studies are increasingly establishing how the coronavirus is spreading across Turkey by following different point of contacts and routes.

Officials try to keep track of how people got the virus by documenting their interactions and their stories.