Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

HealthDay News — On Tuesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that the government will invest $176 million in Moderna to expedite the creation of a pandemic influenza vaccine, ...

Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in ...

Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage people near farms to get tested for bird flu.

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture reports it has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the ...

Scientists at the University at Buffalo are working on a potential new vaccine to combat bird flu. They say it may be easier ...

In the high-stakes battle against respiratory infections from avian flu to COVID-19 scientists have uncovered an unlikely ...

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., declared chronic diseases an “existential threat.” Then his agency terminated the world’s ...