A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

What avian flu precautions can I take to protect my livestock? Keep your flock away from open water sources that wild birds ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses were found in 38 people in CA from Sept. 30 to Dec. 24, 2024, including the first pediatric case in the US.

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...

The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has ...

The Wisconsin DNR says there’s been positive tests of the HPAI virus in dead flocks of mergansers, swans, and geese. These have mostly been in the southern portion of the state and along the shores of ...