The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

It is not inevitable that H5N1 will develop into a pandemic -- if we act now. Unfortunately, instead of urgent action, we ...

September will soon be drawing to a close. The kids are back to school, and those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are ...

Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...

Political apathy and selfishness in the face of outbreaks of bird flu and mpox show that the world has not learned from the ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, struck poultry facilities in several states this year. That ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...

Researchers in Texas detected H5N1 in wastewater from 10 cities, but the risk to humans is currently low. Ongoing ...

"None of these four states reported H5 human influenza [bird flu] cases, nor did they report any confirmed cases in livestock ...

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) "Practical interim guidance to reduce the risk of infection in people exposed to avian ...