Pockets of the bird flu, a highly contagious respiratory virus, keep showing up on chicken farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore ...
Yearly outbreaks of avian influenza, known as bird flu, are becoming the "new norm," as pockets of the highly contagious respiratory virus keep showing up on chicken farms on the Eastern Shore and in ...
At least 72 tigers have died in a virus outbreak at two privately operated animal parks in Thailand’s northern province of ...
The privately run Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai has barred all entry and begun disinfection while laboratory tests are conducted ...
Seventy-two tigers died in the span of less than two weeks this month, across two facilities of Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai, a ...
Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several ...
Canine distemper caused the deaths of 72 tigers at two animal parks in Chiang Mai earlier this month, not avian influenza, ...
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Can H5N1 virus infect humans?

Mass crow deaths in Bihar and Chennai have revived fears over H5N1 bird flu. While rare, human infections are deadly. Studies warn the virus can tolerate heat and may spread between humans if early ...
Bird flu outbreaks often occur three to 10 days after spikes of waterfowl abundance within 2.5 miles of affected farms, says Maurice Pitesky, UCCE poultry specialist.
Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai has closed temporarily due to a virus outbreak that has killed 72 tigers since 8 February. Authorities are disinfecting enclosures and investigating the cause.
Austin-based anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree wants his kids, and others, to get polio.
Dr. Wenjun Ma will use the money to work alongside Dr. Wesley Warren and Dr. John Driver to better understand how a chicken's pulmonary network rewires itself after an HPAI infection.