People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the ...

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All ...

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said ...

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.

A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how ...

Most people have experienced relatively mild symptoms, like pink eye, that could easily be confused with allergies or a cold. Many farm workers also are unlikely to seek care . They often lack ...

Colleagues, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. Or, for a true reality check, just scan the Department of ...

With bird flu virus detected in cow’s milk ... and have reiterated a general warning that consuming uncooked or undercooked poultry or beef products can make you sick. Relatively few people say they ...

They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti-influenza response. ... New Insights on How Bird Flu Crosses the Species Barrier Aug ...