A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low ...
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...
As bird flu cases crop up across the country, here's what a food safety expert wants you to know about getting the virus from ...
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
New research led by La Jolla Institute for Immunology scientists on the H5N1 virus, or “bird flu,” suggests that many people ...
The company is one of a few drugmakers currently developing a vaccine for the illness, which is spreading rapidly through ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Oakland County, the second case reported in the ...