More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent care centers are not receiving timely antiviral treatment.

As a doctoral candidate in immunology, I study how pathogens that make us sick interact with our immune system. The viruses that cause seasonal flu and bird flu are distinct but still closely related.

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...