Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

However, another strain of flu that often makes headlines is the bird flu, also known as avian influenza. While both bird flu and regular flu are caused by influenza viruses, their origins ...

Flu can also trigger sepsis, an extreme, body-wide immune reaction. Runaway inflammation driven by sepsis can lead to tissue damage and fatal organ failure. Bird flu, or avian influenza ...

The same strain of avian flu has caused a surge in egg prices due to the culling of millions of chickens. While avian flu has been found in other animals, the risk to humans is considered low.

Critics argue that the cuts will hamper the FDA's ability to respond to animal disease outbreaks, including bird flu, and protect public health. The Trump administration has fired Food and Drug ...