The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that ... which occur only in bats. A handful of subtypes of avian influenza A viruses are known to occasionally infect humans ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease ...

Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza ... for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University ...

It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ... from person to person, infectious disease experts say.

According to infectious disease experts, this is an extremely rare case where the A/H5N1 avian flu virus affects the central nervous system without involving the respiratory system. Normally, A/H5N1 ...

The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong ... vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. The study is published in Nature ...