The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

The Gs/Gd lineage of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses—including H5N1—has rapidly evolved, spreading globally and ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

Outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could ...

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered ... a key benchmark for what makes a pathogen a pandemic-level threat. And numerous headlines and scientific ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...

As bird flu sweeps across US poultry and cattle farms, researchers are racing to find ways to contain the outbreaks before ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a 2024 discovery came as a surprise to public health experts.

Even fear of the bird flu isn’t stopping some Floridians from hand-feeding scrub jays, fascinating the author.

Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever ...