Bird flu, also known as H5N1, avian influenza, or avian flu, is an infection that can affect the lungs, nose, and throat. It is caused by a virus naturally spread through wild birds to other birds ...

Bird flu has spread to dairy cattle across the U.S., causing cows to produce less milk. ... A swab from another dairy farm in Texas also yielded a positive result, they said.

Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can cause flu in birds and sometimes spread to mammals, including humans. Migrating waterfowl (wild ducks, geese, and storks) are ...

A new strain of bird flu, a.k.a. avian influenza or H5N1, has been circulating in birds and other animals around the globe for a few years now. It recently spread to dairy cows in the US, as well ...

Doctors can test for bird flu by “collecting a swab from the upper respiratory tract (nose or throat) of the sick person,” the CDC said. “Testing is more accurate when the swab is collected ...

A bird flu infection cannot be diagnosed based solely on symptoms, according to the CDC. Medical professionals can test by taking a nose or throat swab from an infected person and sending it for ...

Bird flu outbreaks have hit parts of Europe and Asia in recent days and weeks, prompting concern among epidemiologists. ... usually by collecting a swab sample from the sick person's throat.

A nasal swab from the individual had tested negative for the H5N1 virus, but an eye swab the agency received on Tuesday tested positive, Dr. Shah said. ... Bird Flu Found in Sheep: ...

Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds Santora said family members of the child were also tested for flu, but all were negative.

H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating ...

His flu swab sample traveled with him. Virun died on the journey. At 8 p.m., Cambodia’s National Public Health Laboratory confirmed Dr. Luch’s suspicion: He had died of highly pathogenic avian ...

In the unlikely, but possible, event of a bird flu pandemic in humans, there are other lessons to be learned from COVID-19. Strategies to keep schools open and businesses working will be essential.