As summer approaches, infectious diseases such as H5N1 — commonly known as bird flu — can spread more easily and potentially ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

A case report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week has confirmed something experts ...

Bird flu cases reported in parts of Maharashtra have triggered fresh public health concern, especially after infected poultry were detected in affected zones. While human infections remain rare, ...

Clare Howard was one of the first people to be vaccinated against the bird flu strain The first volunteers in the UK have been immunised with a vaccine to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic ...

A first-of-its-kind trial has been launched to test a new vaccine for bird flu in humans. Thousands of people in the UK are expected to be recruited for the study, with poultry farmers or those who ...

While the disease primarily affects birds, health experts say certain strains of the virus, especially H5N1, can occasionally infect humans and cause severe illness.

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A recent bird flu death in Washington state is a ...

Eight poultry workers in Maharashtra’s bird flu-hit Nandurbar district will have their samples sent to the National Institute ...

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the UK. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which ...

Experts warn that while the virus is "evolving and spreading" rapidly among animals, and does not yet easily transmit between ...

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