There are other forms of highly pathogenic bird flu, including H5N6, H5N8, H7N9 and H7N7 ... The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype is presently among the top viruses ...

Specimens from patients that are positive for the influenza A virus but negative for seasonal flu subtypes such as A(H1) and A(H3) should be prioritized for further testing in a public health ...

Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of H1N1 influenza (flu) virus particles (pink) budding from lung cells. H1N1 is a subtype of the influenza A virus, a family of viruses capable of ...

While the highly contagious strain H5N8 is lethal for birds ... People can get infected with avian and swine influenza viruses, such as bird flu subtypes A(H5N1) and A(H7N9) and swine flu subtypes ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it had confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain ... spread of bird flu and issued a highly pathogenic avian influenza warning as ...