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

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

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

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

Bird flu cases continue to be detected in live poultry markets in the city two months after the state temporarily shut them ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota are studying the presence of avian influenza in dairy cattle. This research comes after the College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million ...

Since 1996, H5N1 has been circulating in wild birds, is found in bird droppings and spreads in a manner similar to that of ...

"Since spring 2024, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has reemerged as a significant threat to public health in the ...

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 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State officials have confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – also known as bird flu – ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

Bird flu has been found in all states, including Michigan. So should you be refilling your backyard bird feeder this spring?