The H7N9 strain of bird flu was detected on a poultry farm in Mississippi. The infection of 47,654 commercial chickens was ...

The recent live bird market cases represent the second and third known cases of avian influenza in Philadelphia. In January, ...

Q: What is avian influenza? Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but ...

Influenza comes in three varieties: A, B, and C. A is the real troublemaker-it's the one that causes pandemics. That's because Influenza A viruses love to mutate, constantly reshuffling their genetic ...

Since 2020 avian influenza has been spreading across the ... 10 per cent of Australia's laying hens since May last year. H7N3 was found at seven farms in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT ...

Last year, Victoria experienced Australia's largest avian influenza outbreak on record. Between late May and late June, eight properties tested positive for H7N3 and H7N9 avian influenza in south ...

The typical timeline for subtyping influenza A specimens has sped up to help identify emerging avian flu cases in the United States, and an expert shares strategies for meeting the increased ...

Two cats in New York City have died from the avian flu — including one doomed 8-month-old kitten that died just one week after being rushed to an Upper West Side veterinarian — marking the ...

On February 19, Tulane University reported that a new variant of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, was found in cows and a dairy worker. But that's not the only bad news.

Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

A Brooklyn kitten has been identified as the second confirmed feline victim of avian flu in New York City — having contracted the contagion from another infected cat. Valentino, a 1-year-old ...