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

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

From egg prices to pet food recalls – and now, confirmation that another strain of bird flu has infected a large commercial ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

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.

Historic WHO pandemic accord aims to prevent future global health crises through equitable access and technology transfer.

Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...

In other H5N1 developments, the WHO releases surveillance guidance for human cases, and the USDA announces new funding to ...

2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic ...

Pseudoscientific pet health trends linked to deadly H5N1 outbreaks and growing pandemic risks Raw pet food diets and “natural” remedies lack scientific backing and may spread live viruses Cuts ...

Bird flu used to be contained and sporadic, but there is a pandemic occurring in birds and animals at a scale we have never seen before. In late 2020, a specific new variant of H5N1 called clade 2 ...