The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

Different blends of those two proteins alongside many other combinations of mutations elsewhere in the virus can affect how sick people and animals get and how it spreads. H5N1 has been the ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of ...

A surge in H5N1 virus cases among pets, particularly cats, has raised alarms about raw pet food safety. The virus, devastating bird populations nationwide since 2022, has infected cats through ...

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

Cats are particularly susceptible to the virus. (Correction: According to state health officials, the H5N1 virus has not been detected in cows on licensed dairy farms in Massachusetts since August.

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

Samples from each of Minnesota's 1,625 permitted dairy farms will undergo testing once a month for H5N1, the virus commonly known as bird flu. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...