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

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

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

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

This is where we are with bird flu at the moment: the awkward space between watchful waiting and all-out panic mode. The ...

With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...

The deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, has been detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities, signaling a silent spread that could ...

Just how deadly is the H5N1 avian flu? The virus, which is currently sweeping through U.S. dairy herds, rarely jumps to human ...

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

Indeed, some animal markets in the city already have experienced bird flu outbreaks, and operators have had to kill hundreds ...

A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not ...

The current public health threat of avian influenza may be low, but the virus circulating on farms could mutate to become ...