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

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds - ticks.

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 configured federal vaccine panel's June 25 action is expected to improve options to protect infants from potentially deadly RSV.

First described in detail in the 1960s, the coronavirus gets its name from a distinctive corona or 'crown' of sugary-proteins that projects from the envelope surrounding the particle. Encoding the ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.

Structural Biology Flu virus transcription caught in the act Cryo-EM experts make a movie of influenza’s replication machinery, which could lead to better antivirals by Louisa Dalton, special to ...

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and recommend steps to lower the risk.

The H5N1 bird flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can be spread to other animals and even humans. Could the bird flu be the next pandemic?

Global fears over bird flu (H5N1) grow as deadly virus is found in dairy cattle for the first time.

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...