A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

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 ...

Lead researcher and CEO of POP Biotechnologies, Dr. Jonathan Lovell, is based at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Lovell said ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

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.

Liberia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday.

In February 2024, dairy farmers in Texas began noticing their cows were producing less milk and that the milk was discoloured ...

and all came back negative for the bird flu. The ministry added that the risk of more human infections was considered low. A Victorian child has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza after ...