The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

But among the pirate life’s many perils, contracting and transmitting a deadly disease might be a new one. In a study ...

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...

Just how deadly is the H5N1 avian flu? The virus, which is currently sweeping through U.S. dairy herds, rarely jumps to human ...

The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021—and in rare cases can be ...

Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man ...

The deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, has been detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities, signaling a silent spread that could ...

This is where we are with bird flu at the moment: the awkward space between watchful waiting and all-out panic mode. The ...

The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a ...

The case is concerning because it's the first human case this year not tied to a known exposure to animals. Before now, all ...

In addition to San Diego, wastewater bird flu detections in California included west Contra Costa County on June 10, Turlock ...