Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

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A team of government veterinarians with the State Veterinary Institute Prague in the Czech Republic has found possible evidence of windborne H5N1 infections in chickens. In their paper posted on the ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage, according to a new study.

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) in Antarctica.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses have sporadically spilled over from birds into many other animals, including humans and dairy cows, in recent years. Although it has not yet ...

CDC Bird flu case confirmed, 5 more suspected at Rouge National Urban Park: provincial agency Health officials are watching the pandemic potential of H5N1, as well as other influenza viruses ...

H5N1 is an influenza A virus, like many seasonal flu strains, and it requires subtyping to distinguish it from the common flu. “While human cases remain rare, the presence of H5N1 in poultry and ...

Health officials are watching the pandemic potential of H5N1, as well as other influenza viruses, since when a virus gains the ability to spread easily between humans, it can spark a global pandemic.