The death from bird flu of a person in Washington is a reminder that avian flu is circulating widely during flu season, ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals — both wild and domestic — it's causing global ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ...

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

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.

To date, human infections have been rare and are typically linked to direct contact with animals. Sustained human-to-human transmission has not occurred, and health officials say the overall pandemic ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

Scientists warn that a widely spreading bird flu strain with no human immunity could trigger a pandemic even deadlier than ...

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 ...

The virus would become a pandemic virus if it gains the capability of human-to-human transmission, the head of the French ...

People have antibodies against common H1 and H3 seasonal flu, but none against the H5 bird flu affecting birds and mammals ...