Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man ...

The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more ...

though the agency isn’t sure if the virus came from humans or animals, and isn’t able to differentiate between influenza A ...

That means H5N1 is identified as having H subtype 5 and N subtype 1. Influenza is an enveloped virus, meaning that it takes its outer layer from the host cell that it's infecting, enveloping itself.

Thus, a type A virus isolated in 1995 in Memphis Tennessee with a strain number of 123 and an H5N1 subtype is designated: Influenza virus was first isolated 80 years ago in 1933. The first ...

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Health authorities on Friday unveiled a set of preemptive steps against influenza A and its potential new strains, citing concerns over human cases of infection with avian ...

Thus, a type A virus isolated in 1995 in Memphis Tennessee with a strain number of 123 and an H5N1 subtype is designated: Influenza virus was first isolated 80 years ago in 1933. The first ...