The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an "unprecedented" scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the ...

One age group are more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus, new research has found.

A senior official at the NIH's National Cancer Institute confirmed to KFF that NIH acting Director Matthew Memoli "sent an ...

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

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

New research suggests that past exposure to seasonal flu viruses may help protect people from severe illness caused by the ...

Early flu exposure helps immunity against H5N1 infection, with older adults having stronger antibody responses.

Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have found that previous exposure to certain seasonal influenza viruses ...

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

The work on mRNA vaccines is especially important for bird flu. Most flu vaccines are currently made using a decades-old ...