Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses that usually spread between birds, but it can also infect humans. Human infections are caused through direct contact with infected poultry ...

The viruses that cause avian influenza are potential threats to global health. Recent animal outbreaks from a subtype called H5N1 have been especially troubling to scientists. Although human ...

Bird flu isn’t as silent as we think — experts caution the pandemic threat is still growing It's been months since a major update in H5N1 news, but that doesn't mean the virus has disappeared ...

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

The St. Jude researchers tested a panel of these viruses from dairy cows, finding they had more molecular and biological ...

With no person-to-person spread, the health risk to humans remaining low, and the 15-month emergency human response to H5N1 avian flu over, this summer’s ...

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat It's the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become ...

Researchers are unsure why human cases of the bird flu virus H5N1 gradually subsided amid fears of a human pandemic in 2007, reports STAT. 1. H5N1 spread through Asia, North Africa and the Middle ...

Bird flu is a concern in India. The government confirmed 41 outbreaks across 10 states in 2025. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, ...

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...

The signs of a potential bird flu transmission have provided some respite to these vaccine-focused stocks, especially for those involved in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.

The viruses that cause avian influenza are potential threats to global health. Recent animal outbreaks from a subtype called H5N1 have been especially troubling to scientists.