Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Wisconsin is seeing a wide variety of mortality of wildlife species due to the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

Intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine offers protection against clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 infection in small animal models. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58504-z ...

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive contact. “Holy cow,” says Thomas Friedrich, a virologist at the University ...

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has confirmed that a child patient diagnosed with encephalitis caused by the avian influenza virus A/H5N1 is currently receiving treatment at Children’s ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, first detected in humans in Hong Kong in 1997, has spread globally, spawning multiple variants and causing cross-species infections. It is now a top candidate for ...

A report released in late March by the Journal of Wildlife Diseases has confirmed the discovery of the H5N1 (avian flu) virus in four New York bobcats.

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates ... veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic Avian influenza is constantly changing.