Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest as they migrate can ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has ...

Bird flu has long been a concern for scientists, but recent developments have raised alarms about its potential to cause a global pandemic. The discovery in 2024 that the H5N1 virus had jumped from ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in ... virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier ...

A UB study found that the vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu ...

A source says USDA employees who worked on bird flu response have accepted incentives to leave the agency, which could strain ...

Recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in mammal species in six Texas counties, state wildlife ...