H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird ...

The H5N9 strain of avian influenza is much more rare than the H5N1 which has been responsible for most of the reported human ...

H5N1 first human death was reported in USA. Since then, health authorities have been monitoring and cases and shave sounded ...

Both H9N2 and H5N1 were detected at the duck farm in Merced County, according to tests conducted by the US Department of ...

Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild ...

With confirmation of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) farm outbreak an almost daily occurrence in Japan over the past few weeks, fears are being voiced about a looming egg shortage in ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, primarily affects birds but there have been cases reported in humans as well. Unfortunately, a patient recently died from severe avian influenza A (H5N1), marking the ...

The first confirmed case of H5N9 bird flu in the United States has been identified in Merced County, California, and control measures are being undertaken to contain the virus.

Several human cases of avian flu (H5N1) have been reported around the U.S., and the virus has also proven to be fatal to felines. Dozens of cats have reportedly contracted the virus since the ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

The most recent state to have its poultry operations hit with bird flu: Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed on Friday ...