The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

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

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

The risk that bird flu poses to the general public is low, according to the CDC, but a major focus of OPPR’s efforts had been to ready the nation to respond in the event the virus changed or ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

A pair of beloved peregrine falcons that have made the top of U.C. Berkeley’s iconic Campanile bell tower their home hasn’t been seen since early January — and experts fear the spread of H5N1 bird flu ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.

Although the egg is resistant to slow, evenly distributed pressure, it is vulnerable to sharp, concussive pressure. It has to ...