The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...

Scientists have decoded the Swiss genome of the 1918 flu virus from a century-old specimen, revealing early adaptations for ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a “better way” than a mass cull to deal with a British ...

Canada does not currently have a bird flu vaccine, but research is underway at the University of Guelph to try and create an ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should ... you allow a virus that has shown to be effective in infecting multiple hosts survive in an environment, the greater the ...

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and recommend steps to lower the risk.

More than a year after bird flu jumped to cattle, scientists are focused on two big questions: Could bird flu become a pandemic? And how can we stop that from happening?

If bird flu is rare among humans, why are health officials worried? Although bird flu among humans is rare, health officials are still concerned because influenza A viruses can mutate to infect ...

Global bird flu fears grow as deadly virus continues to spread and mutate Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus has ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...

Influenza viruses share the same basic structure, but diversity within their genes and proteins means that they can mutate and morph to infect different hosts and evade immune defenses.