Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever — one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in ...

Fever slows seasonal flu by blocking viral replication, but bird-flu strains resist heat. New research reveals why—and what ...

Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...

Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever as one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in ...

A Hawaiian monk seal swims in a pool after receiving a bird flu vaccine at Ke Kai Ola in Kailua-Kona. The endangered Hawaiian ...

It's flu season, and avian influenza is among the concerns on large animal feeding operations. North Carolina has some of the ...

A poultry farmer fears there would be "no way back" for her business if her birds contracted avian flu. Tens of thousands of ...