As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection has killed millions of birds around the world, and has spread to humans ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

The research team, studying the efficacy of a preventive antibody-based therapy, found it successfully protects monkeys from ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

Avian influenza viruses come in different subtypes, which are named according to subtle variations in the structure of two key proteins on the surface of the virus: hemagglutinin (H) and ...

The members, which include, Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and Representatives Steve Womack (R-AR) and Jim Costa (D-CA) noted that more attention has been paid to the poultry ...

Experts say it is safe to eat fully cooked eggs to prevent the H5N1 virus or foodborne illnesses like salmonella. Here’s what ...