At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that ...

Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.

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One year ago, a human infection of bird flu was reported in Texas. One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in ...

“The more opportunities the virus has to replicate, the more opportunities it has to mutate and reassort with all kinds of ...

The viruses that cause avian influenza are potential threats to global health (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From reproductive rights to ...

A source says USDA employees who worked on bird flu response have accepted incentives to leave the agency, which could strain ...

A recent study by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte revealed that bird flu is changing rapidly and could become ...

Immigration raids and threats have undermined efforts to prevent and detect bird flu infections among farmworkers, researchers say.

The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the InnoHK Center for ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a ...

Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and ...