Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was discovered in a turkey farm in central Israel, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Food ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the ... Pregnancy Enhances Natural ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has been steadily spreading across the globe since 2021. It has evolved to become capable of infecting a diversity of avian species, marine mammals, cattle and even ...

According to a brief published by the Wildlife Management Institute on Nov. 15, the avian influenza virus has affected more than approximately 105 million wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry ...

But it doesn’t tell us whether the virus came from animals, animal products or people or if the detection is highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1),” said Kerry Kernen, Health Director.

In this prospective observational study, immune protection against H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza virus (AIV) was almost absent prior to vaccination. However, seasonal influenza vaccines induced a ...

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In July, the company received $176 million from HHS toward its ...