The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections ...

Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...

“This biosensor is the first of its kind,” said Rajan Chakrabarty, a professor of energy, environmental, and chemical ...

Genetic reshuffling — aka antigenic shift — between a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza and a strain of human influenza could create a new strain that's even more infectious among ...

And the leap from birds to humans is not easily made. Scientists had long assumed that to infect people, an avian influenza A ...

Mexico on Tuesday logged its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza, a three-year-old girl in the northern state of ...

Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...

The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 in dairy cattle was confirmed in March 2024 by the U.S ...

Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...

MassWildlife also asks hunters to report sick or deceased birds if they find five or more at a single location, as this could be a sign of a possible outbreak. Spring turkey hunting season in ...