In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order on gain-of-function research, questions linger on exactly how the ...

A major study warns that cats need to be monitored more closely as bird flu-carrying birds migrate across the world and pose a greater threat of human-to-human transmission. In recent years, we have ...

The birds came from a Pennsylvania hatchery and were headed to destinations all over the country, but were stuck in the truck for three days.

H5N1 is particularly lethal for poultry, often leading to the rapid death of entire flocks. Cattle, on the other hand, have shown a stronger ability to recover. Human infections have remained rare and ...

The lack of regular, clear communication from the Trump administration on the bird flu outbreak has made it unnervingly ...

Kristin Peck wants to change how you think about treating and p. Not only is their welfare an ethical obligation, it’s also ...

The US should worry about the avian flu 'because it could be another pandemic', an infectious diseases expert said.

It's spring, the birds are migrating and bird flu (H5N1) is rapidly evolving into the possibility of a human pandemic.

H5N1 is a highly contagious strain of avian influenza A that primarily affects birds. It has circulated for years, but a more virulent variant emerged in 2024, decimating poultry flocks and raising ...

Among animals, more than 169 million commercial poultry or backyard birds have been infected in the current H5N1 outbreak, ...

The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 in dairy cattle was confirmed in March 2024 by the U.S ...

Experts urge to prepare for possible new pandemic spreading in all 50 states: new H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cows, human infections. What to know ...