Following the first human death from the H5N5 strain of bird flu, experts are warning the virus, of which a number of strains ...

Scientists warn the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving rapidly and has been detected on six continents, with 18 human cases ...

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - An unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds and their ...

Europe is grappling with an unprecedented and early surge in bird flu, driven by widespread outbreaks in wild birds, the ...

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North America is raising concerns of a ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Bird flu, or H5N1, has touched most of the globe, but there is one spot it hasn't reached. Researchers down under are preparing for it, but gaps in bird flu surveillance elsewhere makes it difficult.

Europe is witnessing an early and severe wave of bird flu outbreaks, primarily affecting wild and farmed birds. The spread has triggered concerns over food supply disruptions and rising prices. Human ...

An unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds and their wide geographic spread are driving an early and ...