David J. Cennimo, an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rutgers New ...

H5N9 is a rare strain of avian influenza. H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases. H5N1 was responsible for the first human ...

The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 -- and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release ...

your body develops antibodies that protect against the flu viruses. The avian influenza virus causes bird flu. Birds can be infected by influenza A viruses and their subtypes but can’t carry ...

As bird flu cases rise in pockets across the country, so does concern among public health officials that the virus could mutate into something more contagious for humans. Bird flu, also known as ...

H5N9 is a rare strain of avian influenza. H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases. H5N1 was responsible for the first human ...