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 ...

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

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

A poultry farmer fears there would be "no way back" for her business if her birds contracted avian flu. Tens of thousands of ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in ...

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

New research from the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow highlights a worrying trait of avian influenza (bird flu) viruses ...

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 ...

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, ...

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