Around 2,500 chickens died in a span of three days following an outbreak of a "mysterious disease" in the poultry farms of Konnur, Madanapuram mandal of the Wanaparthy district, said an official ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

The initiative was led by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who signed executive orders approving investments in vaccines for dengue, H5N8 influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The ...

(Fort Ripley, MN)--Avian flu has recently been confirmed at a farm in central Minnesota. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was reportedly found in poultry at a farm near Fort Ripley. The U.S.

A recent study published in Scientific Reports evaluated the immune response to an H5 avian influenza vaccine in calves and lactating cows. The research investigated the efficacy of an inactivated H5 ...

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is tracking avian influenza cases in wild birds and mammals, with positive test results reported in 10 counties since October. A map of cases ...

There are nine known subtypes of A(H5) viruses - A(H5N1), A(H5N2), A(H5N3), A(H5N4), A(H5N5), A(H5N6), A(H5N7), A(H5N8), and A(H5N9). Over the years, H5N1 strain of avian influenza has done most ...

The H5N8 strain has never been detected in humans, but it led to the destruction of millions of farm birds in Asia, mainly South Korea, after an outbreak earlier this year. Other bird populations ...

Over 1.4 million chickens will be culled after the first cases of deadly avian influenza among chickens were confirmed at a ...

Some 60 migratory birds, identified as Baikal teal, died of bird flu, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ...