With bird flu making its unfortunate return to Ireland, health officials are warning the public not to touch sick or dead ...

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has issued a bird flu warning after 19 birds were found to have died from the disease, and the H5N1 variant has been found on both sides of the Irish border ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A comprehensive map of gene regulation in chickens has been developed, detailing genetic and epigenetic data from over 100 breeds. This atlas provides insights ...

In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly unexpected: It showed up in dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle. A dangerous ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains tend to infect birds. But the potential for influenza A viruses that ...

The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 influenza ... that could help scientists breed birds that are more resistant to diseases like avian influenza. The study, published April 8 ...