The virus often mutates by simply deleting small pieces of its genetic code. The mutations "disguise" the virus from ...

The H5N1 virus has a ways to go before it can successfully jump to humans but that it doesn’t reduce the threat it poses.

The avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) is being extended to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...

Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...

Emotionally-stunted video game boys, who are also government contractors and/or quasi government officials, are fighting on ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.