Scientists have known for more than a year that bird flu, H5N1, made the jump from wild birds and common poultry to cows and ...

Gain-of-function experiments are ingrained in the scientific process. In many instances, the benefits that stem from gain-of-function experiments are not immediately clear. Only decades later does the ...

A recent Cornell University study revealed how the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain is harming the U.S. dairy industry. The virus causes severe mastitis in cows, reducing milk ...

A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, ...

A bird flu outbreak in Odisha's Puri district has led to emergency containment measures, including the culling of over 6,700 ...

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...