Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a respiratory virus that primarily affects birds. Health authorities have been preparing a round of vaccinations to prevent a major outbreak. However, cases have ...
But they’re also watching another virus this winter: H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu. U.S. health agencies say that the virus currently poses a low risk to the general public, even though it ...
As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu ...
Learn More › Bird lovers are passionate about every aspect of the lives of birds. With thousands of species to learn about, and potentially hundreds of bird species in any given region ...
H5N1 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, has infected dozens of people in the U.S., and spread to eight states and Canada this year. As concern grows over whether bird flu could lead to another ...
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Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...
Analysis of 216 extinct species by biologists found birds endemic to islands, occupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely ...
Well-stocked bird feeders help to supplement birds’ food when it's in short supply. Throughout the winter months, high-fat foods and water are in short supply but even through the spring and summer, a ...