Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday.

A strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in commercial poultry near St Ives, England. The government is ...

In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine ... as well as more than 10,000 wild birds and 200 dairy herds were affected by bird flu as of Sept. 11, according to the CDC. Outbreaks ...

The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...

New Insights on How Bird Flu Crosses the Species Barrier Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells.

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...

Brazilian authorities Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI - H5N1) in a poultry bird in the ... The avian flu outbreak that ...

Medindia offers a freely downloadable ‘Bird Flu News Widget’ that can be easily installed on one or all pages of your website. Large, medium or small websites’ webmasters can use this ...

This is because influenza, or the flu, is not subject to mandatory notifications under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342). Dr Zaliha said influenza tends to occur ...

Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer protection ahead of the holidays. Jessica Rendall Wellness Reporter Jessica is ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to establish "consistent, durable" relations between their two nations, pressing on with efforts to thaw ties ...

I set of swabs is pending. FIG have prepared information and guidance about bird flu and preventative measures to try and reduce the spread of the virus. This guidance can be found here ...