The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Richard Adeleke, a doctoral researcher at Cornell University, New York, USA, and his research group have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that could protect people from both COVID-19 and the flu in ...

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...

Here’s what is known about food safety amid the bird flu outbreak. Will I catch bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? No, the risk of catching bird flu from eating chicken or eggs is presently very ...

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...