Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have developed a new, proof-of-concept vaccine to protect people from the ...

Argentina's National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) temporarily suspended poultry exports on Wednesday to ...

The appropriations bill allocates funding for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Lab to increase its testing ...

Avian influenza is still a concern as fall migration begins, and people are advised to take precautions such as not touching ...

The United Kingdom is experiencing an unusual summer uptick in H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in commercial poultry, with 10 cases reported over the past two weeks, the Center for Infectious Disease ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is highly infectious in birds and usually fatal. While it doesn't spread to humans nearly as much, it has a high fatality rate.

Rising cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in gamebirds have resulted in stricter mandatory biosecurity ...

A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in ...

Human mammary glands contain sugars that avian influenza can latch onto to infect cells, researchers report August 8 at medRxiv.org. The finding, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, raises the ...

Avian influenza, or the bird flu, is an extremely infectious respiratory disease that affects all domestic poultry, including laying hens, broilers, and turkeys, as well as waterfowl and game birds.

Uttarakhand health authorities have confirmed a bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, outbreak in two districts. While ...

An uptick in the number of cases of avian influenza affecting the UK has prompted companies to stress the need for producers ...