NanoViricides warns of bird flu pandemic as outbreak spreads in Massachusetts

Bird flu is likely widespread among birds in Massachusetts, State health and environmental officials said this week on Wednesday, as new cases are reported in both wild and domestic birds across multiple municipalities. Bird flu, or H5N1, is a type of highly pathogenic avian influenza that causes severe disease in birds and occasionally infects humans. Earlier this week, Massachusetts State officials warned that evidence "suggests that highly pathogenic avian influenza is widespread in Massachusetts and is ...