Dr. William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine professor of medicine and preventive medicine, says the new ...

Over the past three years, avian influenza (H5N1) has spread around the U.S. and affected many species of birds and mammals, ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses like H5N1, H5N6, and H7N9 pose an evolving global threat due to their capacity to infect birds, mammals, and occasionally humans, with sporadic outbreaks and ...