Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus ...

The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned. This is following the news that ...

there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different influenza viruses mix. A 13-year-old girl in British Columbia who was hospitalized with bird flu for ...

The HPAI H5N1 virus has spread globally, infecting birds, mammals, and some humans. Most human cases are mild.

The first person in the U.S. just died from a strain of the virus in Louisiana, but there’s still some simple ways to stay ...

The bird flu virus has evolved to thrive and replicate ... Messer says one interesting aspect of the virus’s structure is that it can pair well with lots of different host enzymes, which helps ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed the components necessary to quickly produce vaccines that ...