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

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

Maine officials are urging bird owners to take precautions after avian flu was confirmed in a backyard flock in Penobscot ...

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

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

One person had died from the disease. In early January, a backyard flock keeper hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana ...

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

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 ...

Three farms in the North Bay have been hit hard by avian flu as birds carrying the virus migrate back into the Bay Area.

Bird flu hits an operation in north central Iowa with 18,000 turkeys. It's the ninth outbreak in the state this year.