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

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

A second board member with the Manitoba Inuit Association (MIA) has resigned. The resignations follow a growing #InuitMeToo movement that saw the termination of the organization's former CEO after ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident ...

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

Despite Arizona reporting two probable human cases of bird flu, health officials say that the risk to the public is very low.

Lawmakers are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately restore full avian influenza surveillance as new ...