HPAI cases have been reported in poultry and wild birds across Asia from Israel to Japan and South Korea. South Korea has ...

There are many types of avian influenza, which are all caused by various subtypes of type A influenza virus (e.g., H5N1, H7N3, H9N2). Avian influenza viruses can be broadly classified into two types, ...

The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird ...

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly ...

The new strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus, discovered by a dairy worker on a farm in Texas, is said to be deadly for ...

Pigs can become coinfected with bird and human viruses, allowing genes to swap to form a new, more dangerous virus that can ...

CHICAGO >> H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the ...

A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a human outbreak. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, the first instance of a swine infection in the US, officials announced on ...

A case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Pigs represent a ...

H5N1 bird flu had been confirmed in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. Pigs ...

A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The infected pig was from a backyard farming operation ...