Kleptoparasitism, in which a bird harasses another to steal its food, might introduce avian flu to the continent, currently ...

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

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

For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic form ...

Thus far, the outbreak is growing slowly, says Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman. But a lack of coordination and testing continues ...

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

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

The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021—and in rare cases can be ...

The patient reported no contact with animals, leaving experts wondering how they contracted the flu — and whether the virus ...

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

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

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