Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of ...

Though H5N1 bird flu is hardly our only infectious-disease threat with pandemic potential, the virus impacts wild birds and ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

As avian influenza is found in a sheep in Yorkshire, the close contact humans have with domesticated animals is an extra ...

Outbreaks of avian influenza, also known as the H5N1 virus, have led to the killing of millions of turkeys, chickens and ...

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

A historic case of bird flu has been identified in a sheep in northern England, marking the first such instance globally.

The U.S. reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to ...

Parker’s title is senior director for biosecurity and pandemic response. He sits on the National Security Council and has ...

The emergence of bird flu in Florida, particularly its impact on dolphins, raises concerns about potential human transmission ...