Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...

The H3N8 virus is a different subtype of influenza A not related to the H5N1 version currently spreading in wild birds and poultry worldwide. It first appeared on the North American continent and ...

So far, none of the birds or animals in the collections of the zoo, Safari Park or SeaWorld have tested positive for the strain of the virus now causing outbreaks, called H5N1. That’s notable ...

Type A H5N1 influenza has been spreading through animals and some people in the United States. Bird flu has been detected in a variety of bird populations since January 2022, and in March of last ...

BUFFALO-NIAGARA, N.Y., April 17, 2025 /CNW/ - As H5N1 avian influenza continues its spread across species and continents, a vaccine being developed by University of Buffalo (SUNY) spin-off POP ...

DENTON, Texas, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTrackRx, the nation's leading provider of next-morning molecular diagnostics, today announced the development of a PCR test for Avian Influenza ...