Since its first description in 1959 in Scottish poultry farms, the A(H5N1) virus was subsequently identified in 1996 in intensively reared ducks and chickens from China, with the first human infection ...

The current outbreak of H5N1- already a panzootic (animal pandemic) – has decimated wild bird populations, successfully established itself in other mammalian species- most notably infecting nearly ...

Vijayawada: A regional surveillance centre for influenza has been proposed for Guntur Medical College. The central team of experts, who carried out an investigation to find out the origin and ...

Bird Flu In India: As India continues to grapple with rising cases of H5N1, also known as Bird Flu infections, experts have warned that this virus has the potential to trigger another COVID-like ...

A team of scientists found that the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, is becoming more adept at infecting mammals. That includes cows and, to date, at least 64 people, according to the U.S ...

There were 178 fires sparked by Edison equipment last year, up from 107 in 2015, even though the utility has spent billions of dollars to prevent them, including $1.9 billion last year. Edison’s ...

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic. Along the untamed coast of southern Victoria, where thyme rice ...

In late February, for example, forecasters analyzing the spread of H5N1 bird flu said people who come “in contact with potentially infected animals or contaminated surfaces or fluids” faced a ...

Good biosecurity can help prevent bird flu from being introduced to farms in the first place. H5N1 bird flu — the type causing the current outbreak in the U.S. — spreads rapidly in chickens ...

PARIS, March 28 (Reuters) - India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday ...