The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...

WHO's new pandemic accord faces uncertainty due to the US absence, pandemic aid delays in Gaza, a Texas measles outbreak, and ...

The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...