This development is also a critical step toward preparing for potential influenza outbreaks, including the H5N1 avian ...

Birds and humans have different types of receptors in their respiratory tract that flu viruses attach to, like a lock ...

Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalise a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced recently that the agency is planning to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1, building on measures taken by USDA since the beginning of ...

Heading into the thick of flu and COVID season, there have been some recent changes to vaccine recommendations for people ...

It’s been detected in birds on every continent except Australia, seals in South America, foxes in Canada, as well as poultry, ...

Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, and it won’t be the last. Should we be worried about frequent news reports ...

Authorities have confirmed bird flu infections at 178 California dairies since it first emerged in August, according to the ...

H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, marking the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S.

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away ...

A Missouri bird flu case first reported by the CDC in September has drawn national attention. The CDC released findings ...

the agency's vaccine group recently agreed. Here's what to know about the new advice. The recommendation follows a summer ...