Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 ...

Canadian officials have announced that a teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

The virus has been confirmed in at least 446 cattle herds in 15 states. Last week, the Agriculture Department said a pig at ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said Thursday that the state Department of Health is not yet able to determine whether the specimen collected last week ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...

African swine fever outbreak in Kottiyoor prompts culling of infected pigs and strict measures to prevent further spread.