The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts ...

Minnesota has reported its first bird flu case in a dairy herd since last summer via a new milk testing program. (Rich ...

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...

While bird flu had already been detected in cattle and other mammals, including in the U.S., the infection of a sheep will increase concern over the disease’s spread.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

By most indications, the avian influenza outbreak that has washed over U.S. farms is at an ebb. Experts don’t seem hopeful, ...

H5N1 can still be active in raw milk cheese even after the standard 60-day aging window, according to new research.

The recommendations were made following a meeting that included experts from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Defense.

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are ...

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

The CDC has issued interim effectiveness estimates for the 2024-2025 seasonal influenza and 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines.