People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the ...
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent ...
Smith: Since 2022, the U.S. poultry industry has been battling a particularly persistent strain of H5N1, or avian influenza, ...
A Canadian adolescent is in a critical condition in a British Columbia hospital after becoming infected with a new genotype of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The patient, who has not ...
California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks ...
Their goal was to detect infectious disease outbreaks early, and recent upticks in avian influenza (H5N1) cases beyond bird ...
The ACCC has today released guidance for 'free range' labelling of poultry egg and meat in the event of an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza H5N1 ...
USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.
The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...
AN individual in British Columbia has tested presumptive positive for avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by the ...
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...