With 55 human cases in the US and avian influenza impacting bird populations across the globe, here’s a look at why ...
Efforts to contain the virus are falling short. A teenager in Canada is in critical condition after an unexplained infection.
The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus ...
Canada has also just reported its first known case of bird flu in humans, a teenager who is currently in a critical condition ...
Why now: With reservoirs of virus persisting in dairy cattle, poultry and wild birds, there are ample opportunities for ...
Just this weekend, the CDC confirmed a mild case in a child who had no known exposure to an infected animal. There have been several cases like this one over the past few months.
A Seattle-based virology expert weighs-in on human-to-human spread and why animal farm workers should be vigilant.
In an indication that the bird flu outbreak is "headed in the wrong direction," sequencing of the virus that has stricken a ...
We might be fine. Viruses don’t always manage to adapt to new species, despite all the opportunities. But if there is a bird ...