A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the ...

A highly contagious strain of avian influenza has been detected in a Montgomery County backyard flock, prompting quarantines ...

A backyard bird flock in Montgomery County have preliminarily tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza, also known as the ...

The growing impacts of avian flu around the globe struck close to home this month with the outbreak at the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue.

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

Rose Acre Farms, the nation's second largest egg producer, said Tuesday that tests have confirmed avian influenza at its facility in Seymour, Indiana, which could further stretch the supply of eggs as ...

LATEST DETECTION County & Flock #: Jackson 01 Flock Size: 2.8M Type of Operation: Commercial Egg Layer Status: Quar ...

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.