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Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.
The Philippines has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products from Australia after the latter declared itself free from bird flu.
They developed a hydrolysis probe digital droplet H5 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting the H5 hemagglutinin gene found in bird flu and demonstrated it to be 100% ...
The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...
Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground. Birds are kept in disgusting, crowded conditions that encourage viral spread.
"The discovery of bird flu virus fragments in commercial milk is significant, not because it poses a direct threat to public health, but because it indicates a broader exposure among dairy cattle ...
The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years, and starting early last year became a problem in people and cows in the U.S.
Bird flu looks like so many other diseases (diarrhea, red eyes, runny nose) that veterinarians may not expect it. We don't even know how many cases of bird flu in cats are out there.
MANILA, Philippines — Global pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim Philippines Inc. has given assurance that it is ready to supply the local poultry industry with a vaccine against bird ...