Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

The study found that the bird flu virus can survive more than seven days in raw milk stored in the refrigerator.

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

Over the past 15 months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 70 human cases of bird flu across ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 ...

The stability of H5N1 in unpasteurized milk poses potential health risks. Study findings emphasize the need for awareness ...

Wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on the spread of avian influenza after nearly 300 birds were found dead along the North Carolina coast earlier this year — most of them ...

The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations as the only regions on Earth that remain free from the H5N1 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed a third H5N1 avian ...