"A bird flu pandemic would probably be quite severe, potentially even more severe than the pandemic we experienced." ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

Experts warn the H5 bird flu strain could spark a pandemic more severe than Covid-19 as global surveillance intensifies amid ...

Institut Pasteur warns mutated bird flu could trigger a pandemic worse than COVID despite currently low human transmission ...

At the moment, there is no reason to conclude that circulating variants of avian influenza can cause a pandemic more ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

The virus would become a pandemic virus if it gains the capability of human-to-human transmission, the head of the French ...

Experts warn that the bird flu virus, if mutated to enable human-to-human transmission, could cause a pandemic worse than ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

As the first human case of H5N5 bird flu is confirmed in the US, here are some frequently asked questions about the disease, ...

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.