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

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled ...

In Hamanaka, a sea otter carcass collected on April 22 tested positive for avian flu. On May 4 and 5, two more sea otter carcasses suspected to be infected were recovered along the coast of ...

What avian flu precautions can I take to protect my livestock? Keep your flock away from open water sources that wild birds frequent, keep your coop clean, and disinfect your work boots.

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But this avian flu virus — with the mundane-sounding subtype of 2.3.4.4b — is not so mundane after all. It has experts whispering about "pandemic potential".

Avian influenza has severely impacted poultry flocks globally, reducing the U.S. flock by 22%. The virus has spread to more than a dozen mammals, including humans, with one human death reported in ...

According to a response to questions on bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that avian influenza A viruses can be either low pathogenic or highly pathogenic, Becker said.

A deadly strain of H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, has been found in birds across the Antarctic peninsula. Scientists are worried about the devastating impact the virus could have on wildlife.

2022 was also fraught with controversy as Springwatch covered a segment on avian flu in one of its darkest ever episodes. With Megan McCubbin at Hauxely Nature Reserve, she waded through dead ...

One of the last actions of the Biden administration was a $306 million allocation for avian flu response, on top of $1.8 billion in response since spring of 2024, according to The New York Times.