Egg farmers are facing a catastrophic global animal disease outbreak that has wiped out over 130 million egg-laying hens, ...

A new vaccine strategy developed by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team could signal a possible end to the annual flu shot ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a widespread risk to the public.

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as bird flu spreads across all 50 states, impacting American ...

“I’m guessing it’s going to be quite reactogenic,” Hotez said. He pointed to the 1976 swine flu vaccine, which produced a ...

Health experts are raising concerns as the H5N1 bird flu spreads rapidly across US dairy farms, infecting over 70 people and killing at least one since March 2024, with experts warning of potential ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for ...

This is because influenza, or the flu, is not subject to mandatory notifications under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342). Dr Zaliha said influenza tends to occur ...

cState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry ... worldwide retrieved from the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data and GenBank Flu databases up to April 28, 2024. Viral ...