A University of New Mexico researcher and assistant professor is breaking barriers in the health community for fellow Native Americans. Hailing from the Diné Nation, Crystal Lee has been researching ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in ... by avian and swine influenza viruses.

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic had swine origins, said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher. “If we’re trying ...

Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious diseases at South Shore Health, answers questions about the recent infection of a pig ...

The first confirmed case of H5N1 avian influenza in a U.S. pig has been reported by the USDA. The infected pig, part of a ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.

Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in ...

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic had swine origins, Nuzzo noted. "If we're trying to stay ahead of this virus and prevent it from ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig in the United States ... the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States. The farm has been quarantined to prevent ...

LOS ANGELES -- H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig in the ... the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States. The farm has been quarantined to prevent further spread of the ...

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic had swine origins, Nuzzo noted. The USDA has conducted genetic tests on the farm’s poultry and has not seen any mutations that suggest the virus is gaining an ...