A study published in Science Advances provides a comprehensive phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis of the North American outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1), which was ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact ...

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

A newly published study in National Science Review by researchers from the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China, provides critical insights into the infection mechanism of the H5N1 avian ...