12 months and 70 cases since the first human bird flu infection: Are we any safer?
One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...
Bird flu is creeping toward human transmission − how do we stop it?
When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu virus is already adapted to infect a particular animal species, it may ...
Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu virus is already adapted to infect a particular animal species, it may eventually evolve the ability to infect a new species, such as humans, through a ...
The Poultry Site8h
Avian influenza spread calls for increased action, FAO says
FAO Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi described the spread of the disease as unprecedented, “leading to serious ...
CIDRAP12h
Tests confirm H5N1 avian flu virus in recently recalled raw food for cats
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on March 28 warned consumers about the risk of H5N1 avian flu from ...
Hampshire Chronicle23h
Bird flu case detected in the Test Valley
Hampshire County Council raised the alarm over a case of "highly pathogenic" avian influenza, H5N1 and said it had been detected in ...
Orange-bellied parrots last chance for survival may be cross species breeding
The endangered orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity and can only be saved by breeding with another species or editing its genes, a study suggests.