H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. But last year ...

New research shows potential for H5N1 avian influenza to infect and spread within the mammary glands of pigs, sheep, goats, beef cattle, alpacas and humans. When bird flu spilled over into dairy ...

Are seasonal flu antibodies also effective against avian flu? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has shown that a ...

Once bird flu crosses the line into efficient human-to-human spread, new modelling suggests the window to contain it could slam shut in as little as two days. Instead of a slow burn, the scenario ...

Countering a toned-down alert from the Centers for Disease Control over a new “bird flu” case, survivalists who have long seen the H5N1 virus as more threatening than COVID-19 this week stepped up ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the devastation of COVID-19, if the H5N1 virus mutates to spread easily ...

Some people may already have a tiny bit of protection against H5N1 bird flu. Several recent studies have found that those who caught seasonal flus or received flu vaccinations have low levels of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a rapid expert consultation to assess current and emerging therapeutic options for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A ...

As someone who has spent many years studying and responding to viral threats, I’m deeply concerned that we face an unprepared future again. Significant cutbacks in medical science funding, especially ...