Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian ...

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...

One person had died from the disease. In early January, a backyard flock keeper hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana ...

New research reveals that the bird flu viruses may be capable of replicating at temperatures higher than an average fever, a ...

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and ...

The man, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a type of bird flu called H5N5.

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington state, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...