How can we monitor the cross-species transmission of avian flu? The answer is FluWarning, a digital system that reports abnormal changes in flu viruses, developed by a research team from the ...

Bird Flu 101: Decoding Transmission, Symptoms and Prevention Against the Avian Influenza: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Bird flu, also known as avian influenza (AI), is a zoonotic viral disease that ...

At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease experts say ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus has spread in bird populations in Asia; in 2004, it infected at least 44 humans, killing 32. Three recent studies provide new information about its spread in human ...

A study conducted by Iowa State University researchers, in partnership with the National Animal Disease Center, suggests bird ...

A new global review reveals how rapidly evolving H5 bird flu viruses are reaching new species, including dairy cattle, and stresses the urgent need for coordinated action to prevent the next pandemic.

The rapid spread of H5N1 from wild birds to mammals, and even humans, is raising the stakes in the fight against avian influenza. As experts warn of the virus’s pandemic potential, global action on ...

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...