Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and ...

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...

In outbreak developments, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say could not only make the virus more lethal, but increase its spread between ...

and spillover infections in humans and other mammals. While there's no sign that H5N1 can be transmitted person to person at this point, some experts worry about the possibility of a pandemic if ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four ...

Also as of March 10, test results are pending in at least 12 Kentucky counties, including Fayette. Other counties with ...

Younger adults and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines, even those not tailored specifically to the current str ...

Avian flu is not just for the birds; cases have been reported in the United States in dairy cows, as well as types of cats, a ...