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

Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect ...

One of the body's key defenses against infection is a fever. Scientists say this may not work against rampaging virus.

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

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

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ...

A resident of Washington state has become the first recorded human case of the H5N5 avian influenza virus. The virus, similar to H5N1, primarily affects birds but has now infected a human, raising ...

A ninth case of bird flu has been confirmed at a large commercial poultry site in Norfolk. The Department for Environment, ...

In the first half of 2025, two HPAI outbreaks linked to the H5N1 virus were recorded in Egypt. According to a six-monthly ...

H5N5 is found in wild birds around the world, and it is relatively common for it to pass from them into flocks of poultry.