The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

Even fear of the bird flu isn’t stopping some Floridians from hand-feeding scrub jays, fascinating the author.

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

Outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

While only a handful of human infections have occurred so far, the report said that the virus had a staggering mortality rate ...

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...

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 ...

The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...