The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has been around since the 1990s, but this current bird flu pandemic started in Asia in 2020, ...

Bird flu has also been reported in dozens of mammal species, including dairy cows, sheep, cats - including some house cats - and humans. The virus is typically transferred direct from birds to humans.

SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also known as bird flu - on a commercial farm ...

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 ...

How fast has the bird flu spread in the U.S.? According to GVN, the new virus outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds, resulted in more than 70 human cases and one confirmed death in the ...

He said 'the bird flu is just as concerning' and explained how fast the virus has spread among dairy cattle. What is H5N1? H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu.