New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Strict guidelines are in place for occupiers of the premises within the identified infection zones.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes.

Moreover, these vaccines fail to guard against human infections caused by animal influenza viruses, such as avian strains, which pose a potential global pandemic threat.

The strain that causes Avian Flu was first discovered in China in 1996 and differs from the seasonal flu strains that sicken people. It primarily affects birds, but it does rarely spread to humans.

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.. The worker was exposed to the D1.1 strain after working with ...

Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus. NEW BIRD FLU STRAIN DETECTED IN NEVADA DAIRY WORKER, CDC SAYS ...