The H5N1 virus is responsible for a worldwide avian flu pandemic in chickens. The virus has been determined to be a subtype of the influenza A virus and was first observed in China in 1996. Since ...

In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. The new study is more ...

PHAC said it had secured the initial supply of GSK's Arepanrix H5N1 A/America vaccine by leveraging an existing agreement. "While the current risk to the public remains low, individuals with ...

Daily Journal File Photo Daily Journal file photo Two geese found dead in Greenwood have tested positive for H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources ...

Following an outbreak of avian flu (H5N1) in South India, including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Karnataka’s Health Department is on high alert. While the virus primarily affects birds and ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

In the nearly yearlong outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows in this country, a question has worried public health authorities investigating the situation. Cats — large cats, barn cats ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was devastating a flock of chickens on a highly secure farm, home of a breeding program that produced hybrid birds with specially colored feathers and eggs.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

As H5N1 avian influenza spreads among poultry and waterfowl in Canada, the federal government has announced it is purchasing vaccines to protect people at greatest risk of exposure. Risk to the ...

Beginning next week, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), working with state government and industry partners, will begin sampling and testing raw cow’s milk for the H5N1 flu virus to ...

PHAC, according to a press release, leveraged an existing agreement to secure an initial supply of 500,000 doses of GSK’s human vaccine against avian influenza – ArepanrixTM H5N1 A/American wigeon ...