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

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington State, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...

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

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...

A poultry farmer fears there would be "no way back" for her business if her birds contracted avian flu. Tens of thousands of ...

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

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 ...

The person, who had been hospitalized in King County since early November, died on Nov. 21, health officials said.

A resident of Washington state has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu previously only reported in animals, ...

According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.

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