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 ...

Global health updates include countries implementing restrictions on Brazilian chicken imports due to bird flu, experimental ...

The health sector faces challenges including Brazilian chicken import restrictions due to bird flu, South Korean medical ...

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

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, ...

Surge in organised crime Violence is surging across Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions, with homicide rates in 2023 ...

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

In a Policy Forum, Erin Sorrell and colleagues – a coalition of virologists, veterinarians, and health security experts – ...