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

As spring migration brings thousands of birds back to Northern Ontario, concerns over avian influenza are on the rise. Lawrence Martin, director of the lands and resources department at ...

Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, has reached alarming levels globally, and Canada is on high alert.

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces ... 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through ...

Millions of birds are flying over Mississippi every night for the next few weeks. You can help them move safely. Here's what ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

Bourque, the planning chief for avian influenza outbreak response, said it's too soon to say how this year's spring migration will impact poultry flocks. "The challenge is highly pathogenic ...

In the early days of spring, Ontario had a few bird flu outbreaks, but the situation seems to have ... In British Columbia, last fall's migration brought devastating outcomes to poultry farms in the ...

Peak spring bird migration ... migrate earlier or later. Fall migration is generally between Aug. 1 and Nov. 30. Peak migration is defined by the seasonal window during which about 50% of ...