Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ...
H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, in a flock of chickens, ducks and peacocks on Jan. 15. These ...
Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, ...
It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of ...
A CHILD in the US is believed to have tested positive for H5N1, health officials have confirmed. The patient, from San Francisco in California, started with conjunctivitis and a fever before ...