H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. A seemingly ingenious and sneaky way for viruses to make these leaps is by swapping ...

This "uncommon" mutation – T271A in the PB2 gene – was also seen in the swine flu H1N1 virus responsible for the 2009 pandemic that the CDC estimates caused more than 12,000 deaths in the U.S.

In just 3 years, the Influenza Vaccines Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap Initiative has demonstrated important ...

When a chicken has avian flu, it’s not that hard to tell. The incubation period is relatively short, and when they get sick, they get really sick, and can even drop dead, seemingly out of nowhere.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

An avian flu panzootic — a pandemic among animals — has struck hundreds of bird and mammal species, including elephant seals. January 15, 2024 More than 1 year ago 9 min ...

A pandemic in the animal world. The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1 emerged in China in 1996. Since then, H5 viruses have spread widely in Europe, Africa, North ...

The CDC is tracking emergency room visits and positive test results for the current avian flu in order to detect an early signal if people start to get sick.While some are calling for wastewater ...