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

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 ...

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 ...

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we ...

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

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

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

New bird flu mutations can survive human fever, making the virus potentially more dangerous. Learn how PB1 gene increases ...

While investigators have not yet confirmed the exact way the patient was infected, early signs suggest backyard poultry may ...

On November 13, Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food imposed the confinement of all free-range poultry farms ...

Fever slows seasonal flu by blocking viral replication, but bird-flu strains resist heat. New research reveals why—and what ...

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