A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a ...

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet ...

New findings published in the journal Nature, led by a clinical microbiologist, Kelvin To, at the University of Hong Kong, ...

H9N2 avian flu gains human infectivity, raises pandemic warning H9N2 shows mutations improving binding to human respiratory ...

A new study has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses circulating in ...

The latest data from the US Department of Agriculture, correct as of October 23, reveals that almost 6.5 million birds have ...

According to Mr. Kelvin To, a clinical microbiologist at the University of Hong Kong, the H9N2 virus - the second most common ...

Scientists are mostly concerned about the 5N1 virus which has killed 21 people since 2020 and is currently spreading among ...

The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than scientists thought. New research shows that cow udder cells can be infected ...

The risk from highly pathogenic avian influenza to the general public is low, but experts warn people to take precautions.

It was a quiet summer for bird flu: Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms, and officials took a breath. “It was lovely,” said Shauna Voss, the assistant director of the ...