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 ...

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

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is an External Advisory Body that provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with independent, ongoing, and timely medical, scientific, ...

The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

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 ...

The flu virus is changing in ways never seen before, increasing infections and raising concerns about vaccine effectiveness and public health risks.

A Mercer County farm worker came into contact with dead poultry that was infected with the disease, the state's health ...

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 ...

Avian flu not an immediate threat to campus, avoiding raw egg and milk products recommended. USC is still in the “peak” of flu season, but influenza A cases are plateauing and are expected to dip ...