H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

Richard Peabody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency, has warned that bird flu has ...

As spring bird migration brings thousands of birds to Washington state, it also increases the risk of avian influenza (bird ...

To date, at least 296 people in Washington state have died of the flu since the fall. But it’s not too late to get the shot ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the “potential to become a pandemic”, according to a director at the UK Health Security ...

Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, UKHSA director says - Richard Pebody said while the virus is ‘not new’ and the ...

Amid a worsening avian flu crisis, staffers have not been hired for the federal agency in charge of pandemic response.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

Parker’s title is senior director for biosecurity and pandemic response. He sits on the National Security Council and has ...

The global average for countries to report genetic information about bird flu, crucial to tracking and preventing a human ...