Each human and mammalian infection gives the virus an opportunity to mutate and evolve better ways of transmitting from ...

Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, with multiple academic, state and ...

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today reported 15 more H5N1 avian ...

Leading virologists from over 40 countries are sounding the alarm over the increasing threat of H5N1 avian flu—which can ...

If the pathogens exchange genetic material with swine or human seasonal influenza viruses, this could make them transmissible ...

The threat of the avian flu continues to increase as household cats are experiencing increased levels of infections and ...

Science writer David Quammen, who predicted a pandemic would likely originate from a wet market - possibly in China - has ...

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Genvax Technologies, an animal vaccine startup located in Ames, are ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the ...

Science writer David Quammen - who correctly predicted Covid-19 - says one particular virus, which is already present in the ...