Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

According to the DA, the H5N9 flu strain can spread quickly and cause severe conditions among birds, but it “poses low risk to humans” who are not repeatedly exposed to the virus for long periods.

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) confirmed the detection of the country’s first case of the H5N9 bird flu virus in Camarines Sur. The virus is officially called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

Outbreaks of avian influenza, also known as the H5N1 virus, ... a new strain of bird flu called H5N9 was determined to be the source of infection of a commercial duck farm in California.

The bird flu virus is spreading more rapidly among animals, with transmission to humans increasing, ... Mutating subtypes of the virus include a H5N9 subtype at a duck farm in California, ...

The World Organization for Animal Health said in a Jan. 27 notification that the H5N9 strain of avian bird flu has been detected for the first time at a duck farm in Merced County, California.

Reports of another bird flu virus called H5N9 on a duck farm in California, a new H5N1 variant spreading in cattle, and a cat possibly infecting its owner all add to concerns that a more dangerous ...

Read More: What to Know About the H5N9 Bird Flu. Panjabi says New York’s actions will be closely watched by public health and agriculture experts.

Vohra explains what we know about bird flu, both the H5N1 and H5N9 variants, and the precautions we can take to prevent it from becoming a public health emergency. What is bird flu? Bird flu ...