Influenza A virus subtype H5N1

Scientists studying H5N1—or bird flu—recently developed a mutated virus that can spread through the air between mammals. Now biosecurity and safety experts are urging the researchers not to publish their methods.

The government advisory board that oversees biosecurity in the U.S. is asking the scientific journals  Nature and Science to censor details of recent studies on bird flu due to concerns about biological terrorism. Researchers created mutations of the A(H5N1) virus, making it  transferable  between mammals through the air. In 60 percent of human cases, this strain of avian […]

In an unprecedented move, the United States government has asked two scientific journals to redact details of biomedical experiments which it fears could be used by terrorists to create deadly viruses. Two labs in the U.S. and the Netherlands recently created easily transmittable versions of the A(H5N1) virus, which causes bird flu. Though bird flu […]

The Avian Influenza has taken its toll on poultry populations over the years, but just how likely is a human pandemic? We get an update from the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

LOE talks with a woman who runs a website of people who want information about what to do if the bird flu epidemic comes to town.