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

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

Type A viruses are the most significant for human and animal health, and they are all descended from avian viruses. The flu A ...

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

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 ...

Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a migratory duck – this time on the island of Maui. This is the first confirmed ...

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

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

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

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

A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health ...