The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the US. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which ...

India is facing renewed concern over Nipah virus in West Bengal and bird flu in Bihar. While both are zoonotic diseases, Nipah virus is deadlier for humans, with a fatality rate of 40–75% and no ...

Mark Naniot remembers 2022 as the summer from hell. As the co-founder of Wild Instincts animal rescue in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Naniot and his team spent the season sweating in gloves, gowns, smocks ...

Bird flu is back, and your backyard chickens could be at risk. Here's how to spot it and keep them safe.

Australia was the only continent free of H5N1 bird flu, until last week when a brown skua was found in Cape Le Grand National Park in Western Australia, about 700km from Perth, with the virus. Within ...

As bird flu continues to circulate in animals and spill over into humans, researchers are racing to stop it before it adapts to spread widely between people. A new nasal spray vaccine showed strong ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission released further information on the spread of Highly Pathological Avian Influenza in N.C. Here's what it said, including risk level, how to stay safe ...