COLUMBUS, Ohio - Exhibitors who are showing chickens at the Ohio State Fair were asked to disinfect their equipment at home, and again at the Columbus fairgrounds before returning home, to prevent the ...

A protection zone with tight biosecurity rules has been put in place after a case of bird flu was confirmed. The H5N1 virus ...

An avian influenza pandemic remains within the realm of possibility. To reduce the risk, we need to engage in a One Health ...

The threat of another influenza pandemic arising from bird-to-human and then human-to-human transmission drives continuing efforts to develop effective vaccines against avian influenza. In the latest ...

Bacteriologist and parasitologist Michelle Jakaitis uses a microscope to view a training sample of veligers, which are the ...

Detections of H5N1 avian influenza have slowed in both animals and humans, but continued surveillance is warranted, CDC researchers said. In dairy cattle, cases surged over the fall and early ...

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans historically has been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak — which has ...

In preparation for the upcoming fair, free Avian flu testing for birds is being held at the Boundary County Fairgrounds’ indoor arena on July 23, from 2-6 p.m. The testing is not open to the public ...

Several local factors—including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and the presence of mute swans (Cygnus olor)—could be key to predicting ...

Several local factors - including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and the presence of mute swans (Cygnus olor) - could be key for ...

A recent Cornell University study revealed how the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain is harming the U.S. dairy industry. The virus causes severe mastitis in cows, reducing milk ...