In A Nutshell In mouse experiments, raising body temperature by about 2°C turned severe flu infections into mild ones ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Ontonagon County, according to a news release from ...

Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

Bird flu viruses may be more dangerous to humans than previously thought because they can survive and grow even when the body ...

New research reveals that the bird flu viruses may be capable of replicating at temperatures higher than an average fever, a ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North ...

According to a press release from the Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the presence of highly ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions of birds in ...

The virus lives in the nasal secretions and manure of infected birds. It can be spread by direct contact between birds and ...