By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

A new H5N1 strain has been spotted in cows and New York is temporarily closing live poultry markets, among other warning ...

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s ...

There are growing concerns over the bird flu outbreak as the average price of eggs has jumped. Kakadoodle Farms owner and ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with ...

Interest in raising backyard chickens grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues due to the ever-increasing cost ...

A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu — the same one that led to the death of a Louisiana man — has for first the first time ...

Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm ...

“For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can exchange genetic material. This is known as genetic shift,” Michael ...

“This particular bird flu virus, in its variants, has actually been around for a long time—over a decade,” Schaffner tells Fortune. “It’s been gradually spreading but recently ...