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

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

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

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

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 the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different ...

A PERSON in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one ...

Scientists have already identified that the virus mutated inside the Louisiana patient who died, raising concerns that bird flu may mutate, evolve and change in future. Currently, the symptoms of ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a ...

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

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