By: Elisa Cink and Kelsey Sweeney Image courtesy of Tim Green; CC-BY. H5N1 avian flu, also known as bird flu, is a highly infectious viral
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By: Amelia Thyen Image courtesy of Brett Jordan Egg prices have been on the rise across the United States in recent months, in part due
Over the past four years, since its emergence in 2013, China has experienced seasonal epidemics of avian influenza subtype H7N9. The country has been
Europe is not the only continent in the middle of a bird flu epidemic. While other Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan
Just one month after being declared free from the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza, India reported several outbreaks of a different strain,
As of November 21st, there have been at least 56 outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in eight countries in Europe and
‘Tis the season for the obligatory “best of” lists for 2015. We thought we’d take a look back at some of this year’s notable diseases
On Thursday, October 15th, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released a warning announcing the start of a fourth wave of
‘Tis the season for the obligatory “best of” lists for 2014. We thought we’d take a look back at some of this year’s notable diseases
In the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, the flu is usually considered a wintertime illness. However, some of the most significant influenza