By most indications, the avian influenza outbreak that has washed over U.S. farms is at an ebb. Experts don’t seem hopeful, ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

In a new study, results suggest that in a preclinical model, two FDA-approved flu antivirals did not successfully treat ...

A United Nations food agency warned that the continued spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus is an unprecedented food security ...

One of the ways it can spread to healthy poultry farms is by a single infected duck visiting a flock and shedding the virus ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw ...

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an ...