In a Policy Forum, Erin Sorrell and colleagues – a coalition of virologists, veterinarians, and health security experts – ...

This summary covers diverse health-related developments: bird flu-induced trade restrictions on Brazilian chicken exports, ...

A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists have warned in a new report. EU-US trade of “raw milk” products and wild ...

Kanpur: Kanpur Zoo has incurred an estimated loss of ₹50 lakh as it remains closed to visitors for over 50 days, since May 13 ...

As of June 16, nine HPAI outbreaks had occurred in Vietnamese poultry so far this year, reported DanViet, citing agriculture ...

The institute confirmed that both individuals tested positive for the H5N1 virus. They are the 9th and 10th cases of bird flu ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

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

Dr Nadeem Shabir For now, the general public’s risk remains low. The CDC maintains that these are isolated cases of animal-to ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

Diagnosis/Treatment Most cases of human bird flu infections are due to contact with infected poultry or surfaces that are contaminated with infected bird excretions: saliva, nasal secretions or feces.

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...