“The emergence of a bovine H5N1 virus capable of recognizing human receptors may be closer than previously thought,” ...

Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads ...

In its current form, the H5N1 virus is better at infecting certain animal species than humans. It has sickened millions of ...

The Scripps Research Institute finding counters prevailing thought that the virus would require multiple mutations before it ...

The recent bird flu outbreak is being regarded as the largest animal disease outbreak on record, raising concerns about its ...

The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through cattle herds to attach to a receptor protein on ...

The virus has recently expanded in two ways: across regions and across species. Rather than being concentrated in Asia, bird ...

Bird flu continues to impact dairy cattle in California, the latest hit is Raw Farm, whose raw milk products been put under a ...

The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and ...

California's raw milk recall has grown larger. Learn about the health risks of raw milk and how the rise of bird flu is ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)—Wild birds in Kansas are dying from suspected bird flu. Some reservoirs estimate more than 1 in 100 ...

STAT reporters Helen Branswell and Allison DeAngelis give updates, respectively, on bird flu and radiopharmaceuticals.