Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the ...

A group of leading global virologists has published a comprehensive analysis advocating for a coordinated multi-government ...

Each human and mammalian infection gives the virus an opportunity to mutate and evolve better ways of transmitting from ...

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and ...

Experts urge US to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human infections. Here's what to know ...

Global experts urge to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human ...

H5N1 is a strain of influenza A, better known as bird flu. This highly contagious virus mainly targets birds but can also spread to other animals, including dairy cows and even humans. Symptoms ...

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.