A single dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) led to a lower incidence of influenza virus transmission to ...

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

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.

Robert Redfield, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that it is "not a question ...

The general public are showing “ignorance and apathy” towards the threat of bird flu, say the authors of a new editorial, ...

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

A new study concludes excess deaths increased in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic but does not report any explosion in ...

With its continued spread and mutations, veterinarians and virologists interviewed warn this outbreak could become a new pandemic.

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

This was also the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that deaths from flu surpassed deaths from COVID.

World Health Organization members are finalizing plans for nations to share life-saving technology with developing countries ...

Washington state recorded 388 influenza-related deaths between late 2024 and early 2025. Here’s why this winter’s flu season ...