To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

H5N1 influenza virus had previously not been isolated from ... the clinical features of the 2009 pandemic were milder. The crystal structure of the hemagglutinin of both the viruses is similar ...

“No doubt that human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, H5N1 virus that primarily causes bird flu, has a high potential for severe respiratory infection as well as high ...

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

People should not handle or eat birds that were obviously sick, but even if a bird had H5N1, the virus would be killed in the cooking process. It’s crucial to cook poultry and poultry products ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

But H5N1-infected birds “are not permitted in any food product at all. They are most frequently composted on site as part of the efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus.” The Central ...

Doctors should use infection control measures if a hospitalized patient has suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1, putting ...

Rhode Island has not had any human cases of H5N1. State Veterinarian Scott Marshall says the virus often spreads via wild ducks and geese. “While the public health risk of H5N1 remains low ...