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

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the US. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans.

STOCKHOLM, May 19 (Reuters) - Bird flu has been detected in a dead polar bear in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, the first ...

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

A Multnomah County jury has awarded $808,000 to a Portland man whose 4-year-old cat contracted bird flu and died after eating raw chicken pet food. That included $8,000 in veterinary bills that jurors ...

Discovering how the bird flu virus degrades in the air around livestock and how engineering solutions can effect that degradation quickly and efficiently are core aims of a new University of Michigan ...

Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has warned a future pandemic could be 'much worse than coronavirus'.

Zoos and wildlife facilities in Alberta are taking steps to protect their birds from avian flu. Outbreaks on commercial ...

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

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, ...