The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ending in death over the past three decades. But of the 70 cases reported in ...

Avian influenza virus from the ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle appears to be keeping its bird-infecting features rather than ...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Dairies say the USDA relief money helped them sustain operations as bird flu decimated milk production, but critics say the ...

A 26-year-old man from northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province has been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) on Thursday announced preclinical data demonstrating that the company’s H5N1 bird flu vaccine candidate ...

Erik Karlsson, PhD, of the National Influenza Center and Pasteur Institute in Cambodia, posted about the infection on social ...

A protection zone with tight biosecurity rules has been put in place after a case of bird flu was confirmed. The H5N1 virus ...

The spokesperson said that surveillance, readiness and response for influenza – including H5N1 bird flu – will continue under the CDC’s influenza division and other appropriate agency programs.

Cambodia's health ministry today announced another H5N1 avian flu infection, the country's 14th of the year. Meanwhile, ...