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

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...

Bird flu H5N1 is infecting people in the U.S. See the map of cases. Could it trigger the next pandemic? Experts explain the ...

A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill humans. The HSE is warning the public about the dangers posed by ...

On November 13, Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food imposed the confinement of all free-range poultry farms ...

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 ...

H5N5 is not believed to be a greater threat to human health than the H5N1 virus, which was behind a wave of human infections ...

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, ...

A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in ...

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

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...