Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

Avian influenza continues to jeopardize Pennsylvania poultry flocks as additional outbreaks were reported in multiple counties this week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

Waterfowl are natural carriers of avian influenza viruses and play a significant role in spreading HPAI. The bird flu outbreak, which continues to spread across the U.S. and the Eastern Shore of ...

The H7N8 strain is different to the avian influenza strains that closed Victorian poultry farms near Meredith and Terang in 2024. Agriculture Victoria announced the new case of avian influenza on ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

(WDBJ) - There have been several outbreaks of avian influenza recently in the Commonwealth. A commercial flock in Accomack County, two cranes at the Metro Richmond Zoo, and at Hunt Club Farm in ...

Avian influenza (AI) continues to kill large numbers of migratory birds in eastern Pennsylvania as state officials have looked to slow the virus through organized shooting efforts. The Game ...

In fact, it’s considered a highly pathogenic avian influenza, because it can cause severe disease in birds and in other species. In a 1997 outbreak, H5N1 infected more than 860 people in ...