News articles tagged with 'avian'
Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds
— 4 Jun 2009 04:55 | BiologyNew 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... — full story
Climate change threatens endangered honeycreepers
— 27 May 2009 09:20 | EnvironmentAs climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii's mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most of the last disease-free... — full story
The challenges of avian influenza virus: Mechanism, epidemiology and control
— 23 May 2009 16:20 | HealthEarly 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with 5 death cases, were reported in China. This again made the world alert on a possible... — full story
Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study
— 15 May 2009 11:53 | HealthAvian 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... — full story
New study compares avian flu with a notorious killer from the past
— 11 Feb 2009 10:20 | HealthIn the waning months of the First World War, a lethal virus known as the Spanish flu (influenza A, subtype H1N1), swept the United States, Europe and Asia in three convulsive waves.... — full story
Avian flu becoming more resistant to antiviral drugs
— 8 Jan 2009 14:02 | HealthA new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the resistance of the avian flu virus to a major class of antiviral drugs is increasing through positive evolutionary selection,... — full story
Polygamy, paternal care in birds linked to dinosaur ancestors
— 19 Dec 2008 13:20 | Geology and palaeontologySure, they're polygamous, but male emus and several other ground-dwelling birds also are devoted dads, serving as the sole incubators and caregivers to oversized broods from multiple... — full story
Genetics provide evidence for the movement of avian influenza from Asia to North America
— 28 Oct 2008 14:00 | HealthWild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research that has important... — full story
'Deadly dozen' reports diseases worsened by climate change
— 8 Oct 2008 03:15 | HealthHealth experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society today released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, with potential... — full story
Big-brained animals evolve faster
— 15 Aug 2008 13:50 | BiologyEver since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why some lineages have diversified more than others. A classical explanation is that a higher rate of diversification reflects... — full story