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 ...

A new strain of the flu called subclade K could make for a particularly nasty flu season across the country, according to ...

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." ...

Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a study released on Monday, though scientists have ...

The number of Australian cases of the virus, commonly known as swine flu, has reached more than 1,200, with state and federal medical officers set to hold an emergency meeting in ...

Outcomes validate the company’s PTAP platform as a foundation for a rapid, adaptable antiviral modality across animal and ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...