This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

Romulus, N.Y. — Bird flu has been detected in the Finger Lakes region The New York State Department of Environmental ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

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"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a ...

Although cases of bird flu are surging among birds in the UK, the risk of the virus spreading to humans still remains ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...