A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a human outbreak. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, the ...

H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US for the first time, sparking concern that the virus could become better at ...

Both strains are H5N1; they just followed slightly different evolutionary ... scientists say, especially as human flu season ...

If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be ...

H5N1 is a type of influenza that’s rare in humans but is highly contagious and deadly in several species of animals, ...

Officials said there was little risk to public health because the H5N1 bird flu is unlikely to spread between humans.

CHICAGO (Reuters) -H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday ... The case is ...

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises ...

Pigs can be infected with human and avian flu, upping chances for the virus to evolve and become more infectious ...

Although H5N1 has been found in many mammals in the U.S., an infection in a pig could have bigger implications for humans.