Media reports say that antibodies against H5N1 avian flu have been detected in five cows in the Netherlands province of Northeast Friesland, although officials have yet to confirm the finding.

Since it was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has jumped from wild birds ...

A new nasal spray vaccine could stop bird flu at the door — blocking infection, reducing spread, and helping head off the next pandemic.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nasal vaccine against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus which ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nasal vaccine against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, which has jumped from wild birds to livestock to humans. When tested ...

A new 3-year international research project has been launched to address the escalating global threat posed by highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses ...

A new study finds that bird flu may resist one of the body’s key defenses — fever — allowing the virus to thrive in higher temperatures. Experts warn the discovery could raise the risk of a future ...

Seabird numbers are plummeting even amongst once thriving species with drastic action urged by conservationists to prevent ...

Scientists in Russia have developed a new variant of the H5N1 bird flu vaccine, adapted to strains currently circulating globally.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week noted several commercial poultry outbreaks of avian flu, including an event in Kent County, ...