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

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

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

Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear flu expert Ian Barr describe how the global system works to choose the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

"It's holiday season, but it's also flu season, and virus season, and all the other things that come along with it." ...

Results determined that farm type is the primary determinant of PRRSV transmission risk, accounting for 81% of the total ...

Michelle Kromm, a poultry veterinarian and disease mitigation expert, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about ...