Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according ...

Bird flu, Covid-19, and influenza are all respiratory infections spreading through respiratory droplets. While influenza ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of ...

One recommendation includes being mindful of eye redness, which has been the predominant symptom among recent U.S. cases of avian influenza virus infection, federal health officials noted.

Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a statement from zoo officials on Wednesday. It also announced that ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a poultryworker in the West Midlands region, following “close and prolonged contact with a large number of ...

Let us know! An ill snow goose found earlier this month near Carroll Park in West Philadelphia has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, according ...

The avian influenza virus causes bird flu. Birds can be infected by influenza A viruses and their subtypes but can’t carry type B or C influenza viruses. There are three main avian flu subtypes ...

It is possible to be vaccinated against both diseases at the same time. Professionals exposed to swine and avian influenza viruses are also advised to be vaccinated to avoid transmission of human ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...