Bird flu outbreak affects over 24 states, poultry prices rise. Poultry farmers across the country are on edge as the highly pathogenic avian influenza is on the rise in the U.S., with more than 24 ...

Antarctica and Australia are currently the only continents this avian influenza has yet to reach—as far as scientists can tell. For Antarctica in particular, the virus may simply be spreading ...

Antarctica's isolated population of wildlife faces an unprecedented threat: avian flu. The lethal variant of avian flu, H5N1, has made its way to populations of brown skuas on Bird Island, part of ...

Researchers on Saturday confirmed the presence of the H5 subtype of avian influenza in two dead seabirds, called skuas, near an Argentine base and scientific research station on the Antarctic ...

Bird flu is spreading from pole to pole. Here’s why it matters. A highly virulent strain of H5N1 has wiped out entire colonies of seabirds and seals from Alaska to Antarctica.

The detection of avian influenza in a pair of deceased brown skua presents a risk to Antarctica's unique wildlife which could be devastated by the disease. ( Liam Quinn , Gentoo Penguin defends ...

Then came the stinger: "There is a likely chance it could be avian influenza," colloquially known as bird flu. Avian flu has already been confirmed at eight testing sites across the Antarctic ...

Scientists have discovered a new strain of avian flu in the Antarctic, after testing a group of Adélie penguins, according to an Australian-based researcher. "We found that this virus was unlike ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, as its name suggests, infects mainly birds, though it has been found to infect a few mammals, including humans. It was first observed in 1959 and then again in 1997.

Bird flu moving further south. The first detection of avian influenza near Antarctica occurred in early October on Bird Island, South Georgia, in brown skuas (seabirds similar to large gulls). A ...

A deadly strain of bird flu has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, ... Researchers on Feb. 24 confirmed the presence of the H5 subtype of avian influenza in two dead seabirds, ...

As Avian Flu Reaches Antarctica, Luxury Travelers Are Helping Record Outbreaks Citizen science programs aboard cruise ships are documenting outbreaks in areas where researchers seldom tread ...