Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.

The outbreak of avian flu, which began in turkeys in February 2022, has already led to the death of 150m birds, including 41m ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

Bird flu, Covid-19, and influenza are all respiratory infections spreading through respiratory droplets. While influenza ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection has killed millions of birds around the world, and has spread to humans ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a second version of the avian influenza virus that is different from the one rampaging through herds since the spring, Agriculture Department officials ...

“Avian influenza viruses only present a wider risk if the virus develops the ability to transmit between people – which we have not seen," said Michelle Morse, New York City health department ...

Avian flu has hit farms nationwide, leading to the slaughter of millions of birds and driving up egg prices. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the virus poses low risk ...