Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, ...

Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

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Savage Pet, of El Cajon, California, this week recalled one lot of large and small chicken boxes because they may be ...

Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

While there's no sign that H5N1 can be transmitted person to person at this point, some experts worry about the possibility of a pandemic if the virus continues to spread widely. Here's what you ...

This approach could prevent the spread of H5N1 without the need for mass culling, a current requirement during outbreaks. Galectin antagonists have shown their ability to block viral adhesion.