Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.

It takes several hours for the results of a polymerase chain reaction test, which “detects genetic material from a pathogen ...

but avian influenza viruses infect birds as their primary hosts. All of the influenza A subtypes are found in birds, with two exceptions: subtypes H17N10 and H18N11, which occur only in bats.

These innovative LAIV platforms offer potential to develop universal influenza vaccines that induce a more robust immune response against various virus subtypes, including both human and avian ...

The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) announced on Wednesday the first detection of the H5N9 strain of avian influenza in the ...

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic ...

Influenza is part of a large family of viruses called orthomyxoviruses. This family contains several subtypes of influenza ... Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A.

A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in ...