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

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Ever wonder what PennAg does for its members and agriculture? Their involvement in the fight against avian influenza offers a recent example.

The emergence and persistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses in terrestrial mammals, particularly dairy cattle, demand urgent attention from the scientific community and ...

In a briefing to member states today, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are researching the science behind avian influenza, or bird flu. Dr. Andrew ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County​, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the ...

Seasonal flu vaccines don’t protect against avian influenza, but they’re highly recommended for people with exposure to potentially infected animals, because a co-infection of human seasonal ...

Pigs are moderately susceptible to infection with a bovine-derived H5N1 avian influenza virus but don't spread it to other pigs, a non–peer-reviewed study published on the preprint server bioRxiv ...