A global analysis of more than 18,000 bird flu samples collected over the past decade warns that the virus' rapid evolution and increasing ability to infect mammals could significantly raise future ri ...

To date, human infections have been rare and are typically linked to direct contact with animals. Sustained human-to-human transmission has not occurred, and health officials say the overall pandemic ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

The Galveston County Health District announced Monday that avian influenza, also known as H5N1, had been confirmed in the ...

As bird flu cases spread on U.S. farms, a Houston-based company has announced its plans to study a drug candidate.

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

A Hawaiian monk seal swims in a pool after receiving a bird flu vaccine at Ke Kai Ola in Kailua-Kona. The endangered Hawaiian ...

Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, donated some doses of its bird flu vaccine. In October, at four-months-old, the ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

People who visit a park in North Warwickshire have been urged to stay away from wild birds as cases of avian flu have been ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

H5N5 is found in wild birds around the world, and it is relatively common for it to pass from them into flocks of poultry.