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A recent study has revealed that a single genetic change in a strain of the highly pathogenic H5 influenza virus could ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body’s gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

Recent reports indicate that bird flu is spreading to humans, prompting fears among medical professionals and raising alarms of a potential new pandemic.

Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, with multiple academic, state and ...

The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza ... so it's our duty to let people know where this virus is." Avian influenza is a contagious viral disease caused by influenza type A virus ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Recent testing by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ... highly contagious zoonotic virus that transmits easily ...

the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus is increasingly perceived as a global threat. Since its first description in 1959 in Scottish poultry farms, the A(H5N1) virus was ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has spread to mammals in Texas, affecting foxes, raccoons, striped skunks, and domestic cats in several counties.