San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what ...

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and ...

Testing for H5N1 avian influenza requires a second test that ... included fever and conjunctivitis — was flagged by San Francisco health authorities last week. In a statement, the San Francisco ...

Bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic H5N1 ... according to SoFi Technologies, a San Francisco-based financial services firm. This number represents a 68% increase from the previous ...

How are people contracting bird flu? Can people pass bird flu to each other? Is there bird flu in Oakland? All your questions ...

A child in San Francisco has been confirmed as the third human case of H5N1 avian flu in the United States, with no clear source of infection identified. This case, initially reported by local ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients flooding hospitals seeking care for seasonal flu, testing for avian influenza ...

On Friday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health ... told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ...

supported by concerns over tight supplies due to persistent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in layer flocks," according to the report. A San Francisco Safeway, in late ...