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

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.

The CDC ends its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu after recording 70 human cases and one death nationally, even as experts ...

Biosafety level (BSL)-3 facilities exist in a diffuse regulatory environment, where requirements depend on factors such as the kinds of pathogens under study, the type of research being conducted, and ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

The Trump administration's cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses is the latest blow to national defense, former health security ...

The Trump administration has cancelled $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses. In addition, since President Donald Trump took office, at least ...

Human cases of bird flu have plateaued since February of this year, and experts are wondering why.

The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began. A century later, a virologist and ...