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 ...
Scientists warn that a widely spreading bird flu strain with no human immunity could trigger a pandemic even deadlier than ...
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to ...
Washington health officials have reported that a resident recently became infected with a type of bird flu previously only seen in animals. The person who ...
The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first detected infection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human, noting that community risk remains low. Dr. William Schaffner, an ...
The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. It's the nation's first human case of bird flu ...
Health officials say a person in the state of Washington has a presumed case of bird flu virus and they do not know how the person was infected.
The Grays Harbor County resident infected with bird flu this month has tested positive for a type of the virus never before detected in humans, state health officials confirmed Friday. The state ...