The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of ...
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there are several licensed vaccines for avian influenza in poultry, but their use has not been authorized during the ongoing outbreak.
An infectious disease expert says the relatively mild cases of avian influenza detected so far among dairy workers don’t ...
People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
vaccines offer great potential to mitigate a future pandemic. Influenza A(H5N1) is classified as a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that predominately affects wild birds and poultry.
Health officials say they have found highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds at two poultry operations in Ottawa County, and both will be "depopulated" to prevent the spread of the virus.
The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.