Following the first human death from the H5N5 strain of bird flu, experts are warning the virus, of which a number of strains ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the ...

The death from bird flu of a person in Washington is a reminder that avian flu is circulating widely during flu season, ...

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 ...

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit ...

Virus experts from more than 40 countries are issuing an “urgent call to action” about bird flu, warning about a rising threat from H5N1 avian influenza. As worries grow about the potential for a ...

A global analysis of more than 18,000 bird flu samples collected over the past decade warns that the virus' rapid evolution ...

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In a bid to get ahead of the next global flu pandemic, scientists have turned to a surprising tool: bird poop. In remote parts of the Indian Ocean and Oceania — regions often neglected during global ...

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become ...