H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

The case fatality rate is approximately 52%, per the CDC. The countries reporting the highest number of human bird flu deaths ...

Commercial duck flock in California has tested positive for two strains of avian influenza. On November 23, 2024, two HPAI ...

Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild ...

With confirmation of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) farm outbreak an almost daily occurrence in Japan over the past few weeks, fears are being voiced about a looming egg shortage in ...

A Chilean flamingo and a harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo have died from avian influenza, or bird flu, zoo officials confirmed ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, primarily affects birds but there have been cases reported in humans as well. Unfortunately, a ...

Coleman agrees. In a study carried out before this latest outbreak, she sampled the air at a massive live market in Vietnam and discovered it was filled with aerosolized bird flu virus. They could ...

Avian influenza is crossing the species barrier, Union Animal Husbandry Commissioner Abhijit Mitra told The Hindu on Sunday (January 5, 2025). Citing cases in the United States and Vietnam ...

Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among poultry and dairy cattle across the United States, the country has recorded its first human death due the virus known as avian influenza A or H5N1.