The H5N1 bird flu virus first emerged in southern China in 1996 and caused large outbreaks in poultry in Hong Kong in 1997. The outbreak was controlled but not eradicated and resurfaced in 2003.
In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...
Bird flu, also known as H5N1, is a variant of the influenza virus that sickens tens of millions of people every winter. But because it has not previously infected humans, we have not built up ...
Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...
For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus. Dr. Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health ...
Experts say the risk of bird flu from pasteurized products is very low. As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Some health officials have renamed this flu season the “quademic” because of all the different illnesses floating around. Doctors with the Cleveland Clinic said when a ...