In 1997, avian influenza virus (H5N1) caused severe human disease in Hong Kong. One of 9 infected children and 5 of 9 infected adults died. Investigators hypothesized that this virus is lethal ...

(CNN) -- A physician monitoring the threat of avian influenza says a key question is whether the strain of bird flu in Asia has mutated into a flu that could result in a human pandemic. Dr. Marc ...

Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite varying vaccine efficacy across strains. That's according to the authors of a new ...

Ecuadorian health authorities have confirmed the first case of avian influenza in a human patient. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced it was a 9-year-old girl who had been in contact ...

being a loner has its advantages But avian flu isn’t just a crisis for birds – it has already jumped into multiple species, including humans. Leading virologists are sounding the alarm over ...

A Korean health agency announced the rampant H5N8-type Avian Influenza inflicted zero human casualties as it swept numerous parts of the nation, sources said Monday. Since the first report of AI ...

As avian influenza continues to spread around the world, researchers in Japan are turning to human medicine to protect rare and endangered bird species. Anti-virals are turning out good results in ...

As to the person with the confirmed case of avian influenza, authorities have stated that bird-to-human transmission of avian influenza is rare and has previously occurred a small number of times ...

"It’s dangerous for human beings to vaccinate the birds," the health secretary said John Parra/Getty; Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating ...

For the first time in almost 40 years, a highly contagious strain of avian flu was detected on a Lancaster County farm. The disease was found at an East Donegal Township facility owned and ...