In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly ...

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic ...

Experts are now warning that the circulation of avian influenza within mammals increases the risk of mutations and, therefore, could enable human-to-human transmission, according to the Global Virus ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.

Here's the latest to know about the virus and current situation. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is an infectious viral disease that primarily spreads among birds and is caused by infection with ...

Less is known about milder infections, whether cats can recover from bird flu — or whether the virus can spill over into people. Coleman has been collecting blood samples from cats across the U ...

Virologists around the world are raising warning flags about the spread of the avian flu virus H5N1, which affects birds, animals and humans. The bird flu, which has decimated poultry in the ...

a type of bird flu virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years ...

a type of bird flu virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) It’s unlikely that a severe human infection, requiring hospitalization, would go unnoticed, said Michael Osterholm ...