News tagged with pathogenic avian

Catching a coral killer

Coral reefs play an important role in marine ecosystems, so it's concerning to scientists, as well as ocean conservationists, that many coral reefs around the world are in distress or dying off.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Culling more effective than vaccinating

In economic and epidemiological terms, the practice of culling on farms within a radius of 1 to 3 km of infected farms is the best method of combating Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Vaccinating ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Borne on the Wing: Avian Influenza Risk in U.S. Wild Songbirds Mapped

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that 22 species of passerines--songbirds and perching birds--in the contiguous U.S. are carriers of low-pathogenicity avian influenza. Pathogenicity is the ability ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel compound found effective against avian influenza virus

A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Bird flu leaves the nest -- adapting to a new host

Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds

New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens. The authors of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3