Experts worry that a bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle could lead to a pandemic in the human population. Now, there's some research behind that. A study finds that the flu can remain infectious in ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the ... Pregnancy Enhances Natural ...

A new strain of avian flu, H5N1, has spread to dairy cows and domestic cats in the U.S., with a dairy worker in Nevada ...

Here’s what to know about the flu viruses. Influenza A viruses come in many varieties. Four subtypes commonly affect humans, Dr. Lowen said — you may have heard of H1N1, for example.

is a respiratory infection caused by flu viruses. There are four main types of influenza. Types A, B, and C affect humans, while influenza D mainly affects cattle. According to the Centers for ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples ... By Carl Zimmer The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to bed and the smallpox viruses ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday it's purchased 500,000 doses of a human vaccine to protect against avian ...

A Wyoming woman has been hospitalized with the bird flu after her backyard chicken flock contracted the disease and died, ...

With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.

The first human case of bird flu in Ohio was reported in a farm worker from Mercer County. There have been 68 human cases of ...