A genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity — ...

Early flu exposure helps immunity against H5N1 infection, with older adults having stronger antibody responses.

One of the kittens infected with the bird flu was an 8-month-old kitten on the Upper West Side that consumed raw chicken from a company that makes raw pet food.

Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...

New York City’s health department confirmed two cases in separate households where cats tested positive for the bird flu, ...

Over 4 in 10 Americans do not know that drinking raw milk is less safe than drinking pasterized milk, according to a health ...

The Biden and Trump administrations have put billions into bird flu monitoring and prevention. But where is that money going?

Animal health officials with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture have reported a suspected case of highly ...

The New York City Health Department is investigating how two cats became infected with bird flu. The department’s health commissioner says the cats are infected with the H5 avian influenza. This is ...

But bird flu can also infect other animals — such as dairy cows, rats, and cats — after coming into contact with wild birds ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...