The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

San Diego County is now the fifth locality in the state to report the environmental detection of H5 influenza virus or "bird ...

On Monday state officials announced they had completed testing on all 95 licensed farms in Massachusetts that have dairy ...

It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is ...

A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...

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While authorities are downplaying the dangers of the H5N1 virus, it can evolve very rapidly and every spillover event into ...

Public health officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident contracted bird flu without having any contact ...

The patient, from Missouri, was hospitalised in the US on 22 August and tested positive for flu A. However, when doctors sent ...

Health officials are trying to find out how a person in Missouri was sickened by H5 avian influenza, or bird flu. It’s the latest twist in concerning new behavior of the virus, which was detected in ...