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New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...
A 41-year-old woman from northwestern Cambodia's Siem Reap province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, rai ...
The UK has faced repeated bird flu outbreaks since late 2021. The 2024/25 winter season saw hundreds of thousands of birds culled. Experts warn the virus is now a year-round threat, with H5N1 ...
Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...
Five years after Covid-19 reached New Zealand shores, we are bracing for the arrival of another deadly virus: a strain of bird flu called H5N1. The current bird flu pandemic started in Asia in 2020, ...
A recent study found that live bird flu virus (H5N1) can survive in raw milk for over a week when refrigerated, and more than ...
Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...
On average, ferrets infected with H5N1 bird flu lost nearly 10% of their body weight and had fevers. They were lethargic, and had nasal and ocular discharge along with sneezing.
Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an increasing concern. The United States is in the midst of an ...