Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses. Out of all known influenza subtypes, all but two have been found in birds. The other two subtypes have only been found in bats.

FILE - This undated electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, a type of bird flu virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith ...

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said the flock of 24 birds, which were in Franklin County, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu ...

Here’s what you can do about it. Most seasonal flu viruses are influenza type A, which usually start earlier in the season, with type B viruses circulating later in the winter. Currently ...

Editor’s Note (1/6/25): The Louisiana Department of Health has announced that the patient in the state who had been hospitalized with severe H5N1 avian influenza has died. The individual had ...