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

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

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...

Type A viruses are the most significant for human and animal health, and they are all descended from avian viruses. The flu A ...

A case of bird flu at a poultry farm in Kent has sparked concern at a nearby conservation area which attracts many rare ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident of ...

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

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

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

While it remains seasonal in poultry, the disease is spreading in dairy cows and infecting hundreds of other ...