The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

The effort to monitor and protect the population is ongoing. Experts stunned as animal colony on remote island rebounds from ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is an extremely contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds through nasal and eye secretions and manure droppings.

Right: An extraction of DNA from milk samples for testing at Cornell University. Left: An electron microscope image shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby ...

Latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates’ report continue to show impact on egg and poultry production.

Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) announced that Applied DNA Clinical Labs, ADCL , the Company’s wholly-owned clinical laboratory subsidiary, has su ...

Hemagglutinin — H, and neuraminidase — N. Avian flu refers to influenza viruses that circulate among birds. There are 19 H types and 11 N types. H5N1 is just one of them.

ADCL's Linea™ Avian Influenza H5 Dx assay ("AIH5 Dx") is a highly sensitive, multi-target diagnostic assay capable of detecting and discriminating between pan-influenza A and H5 bird flu.

A new report has sounded the alarm on the evolution of the avian influenza virus, with comprehensive genome sequencing showing that the current strain is now capable of multidirectional infections ...