New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the risk of becoming a pandemic virus?

Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus resistance to baloxavir, oseltamivir and sialic acid mimetics in single and dual therapies: Insights from human airway epithelia and murine models. Antiviral Res. 2025 ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

BIRD flu has been detected in an English farm, it’s been announced. A case of the H5N1 bird flu was found in poultry in West Yorkshire. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...