Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

As bird flu cases spread on U.S. farms, a Houston-based company has announced its plans to study a drug candidate.

Canada's ongoing avian influenza outbreak has now affected an estimated 16.59 million birds nationwide, according to the ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

Avian flu in humans may have made a reappearance after 9 months, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Health. An older adult male in Grays Harbor County with underlying ...

Avian influenza has been detected again in a backyard chicken flock in Kent County, Delaware. The virus, also known as bird flu, spreads quickly and can affect wild birds, poultry, and other animals.

A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in ...

The Whatcom County Health Department announced Thursday that a die-off of approximately 25 wild birds in the Wiser Lake area tested positive for the avian influenza virus. Avian influenza, also known ...

GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — Health officials announced that a Grays Harbor County resident has tested preliminarily positive for avian influenza, potentially marking Washington’s first human case of bird ...