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

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

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

Existing flu antivirals may not work well against H5N1; avoiding raw milk and reducing dairy worker exposure may be the best ...

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

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

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

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

The new research -- funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- demonstrates that this aging alone may not inactivate ...

Consumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis ...

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

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