Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

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 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

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

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

Mexico City: A three-year-old girl has become Mexico's first human fatality from H5N1 bird flu, dying early Tuesday of multiple organ failure, health officials said. The girl from the northern ...

A 3-year-old girl in Mexico has died after getting the bird flu, in the country’s first confirmed human case of avian influenza, Mexican health authorities said. The health ministry said the ...

Earlier this week, the United States reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California. The strain that has caused most damage in recent years has been H5N1. H5N9 is ...

A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country's first confirmed human case of the virus, Mexican health authorities said Tuesday. Mexico's Health Ministry ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds, especially poultry and wild waterfowl, but in rare cases, it can also infect mammals, including humans and pets.

As spring migration brings thousands of birds back to Northern Ontario, concerns over avian influenza are on the rise. Lawrence Martin, director of the lands and resources department at ...

Bird Flu In India: As India continues to grapple with rising cases of H5N1, also known as Bird Flu infections, experts have warned that this virus has the potential to trigger another COVID-like ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.