A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Ontonagon County, according to a news release from ...

LANSING – Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect themselves and domestic animals from highly pathogenic avian influenza, ...

Wildlife rescuers fear the swan population could be “decimated” after dozens were found dead amid outbreaks of bird flu.

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

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in ...

Government officials have confirmed that H5 avian flu has been detected in animals on a farm in Grand Cayman, and immediate coordinated action is being taken to address the situation.  In a ...

New research reveals that the bird flu viruses may be capable of replicating at temperatures higher than an average fever, a ...

Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever- one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks-, increasing the threat to humans, according to new research.

A mutation of the avian influenza virus can lead to a larger pandemic than COVID-19 if the pathogen is able to be transmitted ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian ...