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.

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 ...

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

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

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to be detected in wild birds across much of Washington.

The person, who had been hospitalized in King County since early November, died on Nov. 21, health officials said.

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

An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North ...

The European Commission will ultimately decide on whether marketing authorizations under exceptional circumstances for ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Ontonagon County, according to a news release from ...