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

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

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

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 ...

They were admitted to hospital, and on November 14, officials confirmed that tests showed infection with an H5N5 avian ...

While it remains seasonal in poultry, the disease is spreading in dairy cows and infecting hundreds of other ...

A years-long bird flu outbreak is still impacting many turkey farms, but that doesn't mean it's impacting the turkey you are ...

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

An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North ...

Bird flu may be particularly severe in humans because it is resistant to one of the body’s most important defence systems, a ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and ...