A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

Raising poultry can be rewarding, but it's important to know how to care for your birds and keep them safe from disease ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...

The recent success of an experimental bird flu vaccine in trials marks a significant step forward in the fight against avian influenza. Researchers from the University of Buffalo have demonstrated ...

A three-year-old girl has become Mexico's first recorded person to die from H5N1 avian influenza ... H5N1 is a subtype of influenza virus that infects birds and mammals, including humans in ...

Intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine offers protection against clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 infection in small animal models. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58504-z ...

the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus is increasingly perceived as a global threat. Since its first description in 1959 in Scottish poultry farms, the A(H5N1) virus was ...

Poulsen said he recently applied for funding to start testing products like raw pet food for the avian flu virus after the FDA identified several cases of raw food transmitting the disease to ...