Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated with a strain of avian influenza, of the H5N1 subtype. The BCCDC is conducting the projects in partnership with the ...

Flu cases are through the roof across the US right now. And, while cold and flu season always packs a punch, it feels like ...

The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

Highly pathogenic H5N5 avian flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules.

The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple talked about the risks with Dr. Justin Brown, DVM, PhD, a Penn State professor and ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

China has reported two more human infections involving H9N2 avian flu, and, unlike most earlier patients, the latest are adults, according to a weekly avian flu update from the Hong Kong Centre for ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, marking the second strain detected in herds since ...

Nevada just confirmed its first human case of avian flu from infected cattle. Nevada’s first case was found in Churchill ...