As a result of the recognition of the increased impact of these viruses, new vaccines and therapeutic options have been and ...

Wild birds, poultry, cattle and even farmworkers in the United States have already caught the virus, urging scientists to ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

On March 17th the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a poultry ...

News of a resurfaced bird flu strain has unfortunately reached the United States again, with the first case being found ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...

The U.S. will struggle to maintain an effective response to a future H5N1 epidemic unless schools are made as "pandemic proof ...

Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

R obert F. Kennedy Jr, the man in charge of the USA's health policy, has come up with a new plan for tackling the potential ...

A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. Though there are no ...