Experimental infection studies in lactating Holstein cows showed that H5N1 B3.13 can infect the bovine mammary gland at doses ...

Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies. A "small but detectable quantity" of infectious H5N1 bird flu virus was ...

A study published Monday provides new evidence that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle may be adapted to better infecting humans than other circulating ...

Recognizing the critical need for timely and effective diagnostic capabilities, this rapid expert consultation will assess the current “state-of-the-art” for H5N1 diagnostics for humans; identify key ...

Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. But will these vaccines remain effective as the virus ...

Unique mutations in the H5N1 strain enhance replication in human cells and cause severe disease in mice. The virus has spread from birds to mammals, including dairy cows, and infected humans, with one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Migratory birds can act as vectors for the H5N1 bird flu, like the geese seen here flying over Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode ...

Scientists have developed a miniature device that, if successfully commercialized, could be deployed in affected regions for preemptive surveillance of a nascent avian flu epidemic. The device can ...

These are the first 100 units of a gene in an influenza virus. This particular flu virus belongs to a strain called H5N1. It breeds and spreads among birds, but on rare occasion, it can infect people.

Sloppy lab practices by an experienced but overworked scientist rushing to get to a noon meeting is likely how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cross-contaminated a specimen of a benign ...