The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...

But among the pirate life’s many perils, contracting and transmitting a deadly disease might be a new one. In a study ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...

Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...

Missouri reported its first human case of the current U.S. outbreak. All other 14 cases nationwide have been livestock ...

It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is ...

The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021 – and in rare cases can be ...

A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...