The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and its partners are taking proactive measures to protect the health of people in ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday it's purchased 500,000 doses of a human vaccine to protect against avian influenza for those most at risk from being exposed to the virus by infected ...

India's apex health research body has warned that H5N1 infection in humans has a high case fatality rate, exceeding 50 ...

Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year because the virus changes so frequently. But the U.S. hasn't contributed ...

Both the Finnish and the U.S. bird flu vaccines are made by CSL Seqirus but are different vaccines. In the summer, U.S. officials stockpiled 4.8 million doses of the vaccine that officials said was ...

The federal government says it has purchased 500,000 doses of a bird flu vaccine as a proactive measure, pointing to guidance ...

A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has received a “a conditional license" for its bird flu vaccine for use in chickens. An ...

H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the country’s first human death due to bird flu, vaccination isn’t yet recommended.

With numerous cases of avian influenza appearing in Ontario, experts are scrambling to prevent a potential mass outbreak.

While the company has conditional approval, the USDA will still have to approve its larger use before farmers can give it to ...

In other avian flu developments, tests at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the H5N1 strain in rats for ...