How can we monitor the cross-species transmission of avian flu? The answer is FluWarning, a digital system that reports ...

Bird Flu 101: Decoding Transmission, Symptoms and Prevention Against the Avian Influenza: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Bird flu, also known as avian influenza (AI), is a zoonotic viral disease that ...

Recent revelations about the transmission of bird flu between humans and cats have prompted increased attention from health authorities and pet owners alike. A study published in the Morbidity and ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus has spread in bird populations in Asia; in 2004, it infected at least 44 humans, killing 32. Three recent studies provide new information about its spread in human ...

The rapid spread of H5N1 from wild birds to mammals, and even humans, is raising the stakes in the fight against avian influenza. As experts warn of the virus’s pandemic potential, global action on ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to ...

Over the past three years, bird flu — caused by the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus — has extended its reach around the U.S. and across many species. The virus arrived in wild birds, but it has now ...

H5N1 avian influenza, better known as bird flu, has been detected in animals in all 50 states. Risk for spread to humans is low, with a small number of cases in people nationwide. There are no ...

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