The past nine months have been trying for researchers who study the H5N1 avian influenza virus, the committees that have been discussing dual-use research in the life sciences, and the entities that ...

The bill, HF2225, provides nearly $1 million to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture for avian influenza response. HF2225 unanimously passed the Senate ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – State and federal officials are responding to the sixth and seventh confirmed cases of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry in Minnesota.

Influenza is the leading cause of pneumonia and accounts for 110,000 to 200,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 to 40,000 deaths in the United States annually, according to the county.

ALTHOUGH the season hasn't officially started yet, influenza is circulating in the community with more than 3000 notifications of influenza so far this year.

Influenza is caused by viruses from the Orthomyxoviridae family, and primarily by the influenza A, B, and C viruses. Influenza A viruses have the highest pandemic potential. The symptoms of the ...