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

According to the World Health Organization, infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate.

Thus, a type A virus isolated in 1995 in Memphis Tennessee with a strain number of 123 and an H5N1 subtype is designated: Influenza virus was first isolated 80 years ago in 1933. The first ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a discovery in 2024 came as a surprise to public health ...

A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in ...

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

Brazil has reported its first H5N1 avian flu outbreak in commercial poultry, which began on May 12 near the city 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 death. What to look for.

Among animals, more than 169 million commercial poultry or backyard birds have been infected in the current H5N1 outbreak, ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral Medications in Young Children With Influenza Dec. 17, 2024 — Despite ...

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death ...

These immune responses conferred broad protection against various influenza A virus subtypes, including human H1N1 and H3N2, and avian H5N1 strains. The second approach to developing next ...