The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced significant progress in its five-pronged strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), improve biosecurity in poultry production, and ...

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

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

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As bird flu cases rise in the US, South Africa's desperate need for chicken imports leads to a crucial agreement with the US ...

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

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. Only those labeled ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, ... April 28, 2022 – The CDC announces a case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in a man in Colorado. March 25, 2024 ...

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New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...