H5N1 bird flu, also known as avian influenza, continues to spread, with reports of a third human case from an unknown ...

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

A conservation group in Chicago says hundreds of red-breasted mergansers, a species of diving duck that typically winters in the Great Lakes region, have been found sick or dead of ...

Bird flu, particularly H5N1, poses a pandemic risk if it mutates to spread airborne. Tracking its changes is essential for ...

Local public health officials suspect highly pathogenic avian influenza in recent wild and domestic bird deaths.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

For people, bird flu is hard to get. But there are still precautions you can take if you're worried about the safety of ...

Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan said, "We have to make sure residents stay away from dead and sick birds" to prevent any spread of the disease.

Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.