Can humans get bird flu

Researchers from the United Kingdom have found a human gene that plays a crucial role in preventing the avian flu from replicating in people. The study, published Wednesday in Nature, found the gene called BTN3A3 helps prevent the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Chile detected the first case of bird flu in a human, the country’s health ministry reported on Wednesday. The case was…

A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they…