Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, ...

North Dakota has its first confirmed case of bird flu in a domestic poultry flock this year, amid the ongoing national ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ... Older Adults Might Be More Resistant to Bird Flu Infections Than Children Mar. 13, 2025 — Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu ...