Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection.
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Department of Agriculture is reminding poultry owners of the risk of HPAI, or ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’. This illness is also known as the bird flu. KDA ...
At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A ...
A SPIKE IN WILD BIRD FLU CASES IS BEING RESEARCHED BY THE STATE’S VETERINARY AUTHORITY. KCCI’S. PEPPER PURPURA INVESTIGATES WHY RESEARCHERS SAY BALD EAGLES COULD BE CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING THIS ...