Scientists warn the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving rapidly and has been detected on six continents, with 18 human cases ...

A global analysis of more than 18,000 bird flu samples collected over the past decade warns that the virus' rapid evolution ...

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

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

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 has been confirmed at a large commercial poultry site in Norfolk, the tenth in the county so far this ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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