Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic. Along the untamed coast of southern Victoria, where thyme rice ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that ...

Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, are rising across multiple areas of the UK, with new ...

As the world creeps closer to a bird flu pandemic, fears over transmission to humans grow. Could infected raw milk spread the ...

In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...

The US Health Secretary wants to let bird flu spread across the nation's farms without intervention, and then breed the ...

The disease has resulted in millions of animals being culled as the close contact with humans poses a great risk.

FAO Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi described the spread of the disease as unprecedented, “leading to serious ...

Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable ... when just one change can increase the risk of becoming a pandemic virus? A recent study ... Pregnancy Enhances Natural Immunity ...

Seasonal flu showed a 'remarkable' bounce back to pre-pandemic levels once ... H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in ...