If the pathogens exchange genetic material with swine or human seasonal influenza viruses, this could make them transmissible ...

US health experts are voicing concerns as the H5N1 avian flu virus rapidly propagates throughout US dairy farms.

The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and ...

Louisiana health officials have confirmed Louisiana’s first patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the H5N1 Bird Flu. The patient from the southwest region of the state had been ...

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

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

The Global Virus Network published a comprehensive analysis of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, calling on world governments to ...

So far, most U.S. infections have been mild, with only one fatality — an elderly man in Louisiana with underlying medical ...

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

One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have been at least 70 cases since then.

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 ...

In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther ...