The world's first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in the UK, the nation's chief veterinary officer has confirmed.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

In the wake of the avian influenza, Purdue’s own poultry specialist warns of the increasing importance of biosecurity in ...

The UK’s first case of bird flu in sheep has been confirmed, the nation’s chief vet has said. The case was identified on a ...

Avian flu is not just for the birds ... according to the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). In the United States ...

COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...

We all know what it feels like to have the flu. Fever, body aches, coughing, congestion, chills, sore throat . . . in general ...

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. Four black rats were confirmed to have ...

OPPR’s H5N1 bird flu plans had been focused on infection surveillance and on safeguarding human and animal health, but the Trump administration seems ready to take a different approach.

The federal government granted animal health company Zoetis a conditional license for its avian influenza vaccine for use in chickens as bird flu outbreaks continue to devastate flocks across the ...

In 2016, a veterinarian was infected with bird flu after having contact with a sick cat at a Manhattan animal shelter. The type of flu in that case was far less severe than the H5N1 bird flu ...

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