A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

A virus that can cause a polio-like illness among children has been found in Bay Area wastewater as influenza cases spike.

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...