To round out the name, the viruses are given an H and N number to indicate a subtype. A full name might then look like this: ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...

Here, we report a case of critical illness caused by influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in British Columbia ... revealed an influenza A cycle threshold (Ct) value of 27.1. This finding indicates ...

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying ...

Earlier this month, officials announced an elderly Louisiana patient was in "critical condition" with a severe H5N1 infection ...

International human and animal health experts warn the H5N1 avian influenza is evolving quickly and posing a global health threat as the virus is ... the infection has been detected in over ...

announced on Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalised with a severe avian influenza infection, marking the first serious human case in the U.S. This case brings the total number of ...

where contact tracing was being conducted to identify anyone else linked to the avian influenza case. Henry said it was very likely the infection — the first presumptive human case of bird flu ...