Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

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.

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 influenza ... that could help scientists breed birds that are more resistant to diseases like avian influenza. The study, published April 8 ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A comprehensive map of gene regulation in chickens has been developed, detailing genetic and epigenetic data from over 100 breeds. This atlas provides insights ...