On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 avian influenza had died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. To make matters worse ...

H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads In US: Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first time, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ...

as high temperatures kill the virus. The CDC has created two candidate vaccines for the H5N1 bird flu and shared them with vaccine manufacturers. If there's an outbreak or pandemic, the ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu ... raising concerns the virus could become more transmissible ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide ... including avian influenza A(H5N1), have gained the ability to spread easily and sustainably among ...

It comes after the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus was detected recently on two farms in Kent County, Delaware, the department said. “This marks the first case of H5N1 at a Maryland ...

However, the discovery of this strain raises concern about the H5N1 strains of bird flu currently circulating in the United States: the virus’s rapid mutation when it infects a new host species.

“No doubt that human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, H5N1 virus that primarily causes bird flu, has a high potential for severe respiratory infection as well as high ...

H5N1 or the bird flu virus is reportedly mutating rapidly, throwing serious challenges to the experts. According to the reports, the United States (US) has confirmed the first death of an ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, is the suspected cause of death for over 60 birds found on Billington Sea, including Canadian geese and swans, according to a ...