In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...

can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people. In some cases it could even cause more severe disease. Dogs can also contract ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the great strides we’ve made in protecting ourselves from our viral enemies, ...

Residents should stay away from any sick or dead birds they see, in case they may be carrying the bird flu virus. "The threat to Philadelphians from H5N1 remains low, but we are issuing this alert ...

Flu vs. COVID-19 Like the flu, COVID is also a contagious respiratory infection. But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu ...

When schools reopen, children returning from various neighbourhoods and regions after the break are more likely to carry and spread the flu virus, leading to rise in cases, professionals emphasised.