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

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

A years-long bird flu outbreak is still impacting many turkey farms, but that doesn't mean it's impacting the turkey you are ...

A rare bird flu virus has claimed the life of a Washington state resident, making it the first known human case of this specific strain in the US.

While the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to pop up around Michigan and infecting poultry farms, the strain that ...

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

H5N5 is found in wild birds around the world, and it is relatively common for it to pass from them into flocks of poultry.

An individual with the first-ever human case of H5N5 avian influenza has died, according to Washington State health officials ...

A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans.