In a Policy Forum, Erin Sorrell and colleagues – a coalition of virologists, veterinarians, and health security experts – ...

Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

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

We have our bird team going down as well, and we have our penguins here at the Detroit Zoo. But we’re also really focused on their conservation in the field, as well.

According to a Spanish-led research team, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) was identified on Feb. 24 in two samples taken from dead skua seabirds found by Argentine scientists ...

By 1955 it was determined to be a type A influenza virus, and in 1981, it became known as avian influenza, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe. Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in ...

"HPAI is a disease caused by an influenza virus that usually spreads among birds. It is common in wild birds, especially waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors," the Indiana DNR Division of Fish and ...

Michael Osterholm on H5N1 bird flu in poultry amid concerns over its spread among humans. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Director Michael Osterholm considers the status of H5N1 ...

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) in Antarctica. The ...

Zoo officials said Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, their barnyard birds, waterfowl and penguins have been brought indoors and off exhibit due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.