Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an ...

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

HHS is re-evaluating a nearly $600 million contract with Moderna to develop and test vaccines against flu viruses that could ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...

The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them for future health crises ...

Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks ...

USDA under then Secretary Tom Vilsack conditionally approved a vaccine made by Zoetis, containing a killed version of an H5N2 variant designed to work against circulating H5N1 variants.

Panelists at pandemic preparedness symposium in La Jolla fear federal turmoil is hindering race to spot human-to-human ...

The infected flock out from Dallas County was a backyard flock of mixed species that consisted of 37 birds. Sheila Larson with the Iowa Turkey Federation highlights the toll the virus has taken on ...

San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.