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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced significant progress in its five-pronged strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), improve biosecurity in poultry production, and ...

“In addition, we obtained the structure of the human type B influenza replication complex, which is similar to that of influenza A. The cellular experiments confirmed our structural data.” These new ...

The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus ...

Stock image of a blood test for H5N1 bird flu infection. Diy13/iStock / Getty Images Plus. In their study, Reed and his colleagues demonstrated that a pre-treatment with their broadly neutralizing ...

Influenza, in general, small changes in the genetic structure of the virus can lead to the emergence of new subvariants, and variants and strains, kind of similar to what we see with coronavirus ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...

Historically, the avian flu has had a high mortality rate. Between 1997 and 2021, there were 833 cases reported in about 20 countries. In about half of those cases, the people infected with avian ...

Latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates’ report continue to show impact on egg and poultry production.