The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in ...

In the last 30 days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in 96 cases in ...

One of the body's key defenses against infection is a fever. Scientists say this may not work against rampaging virus.

Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever -- one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in ...

People lack antibodies against bird flu, respiratory infections professor says Bird flu could affect healthy individuals, including children, unlike ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

A study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases examined the pathogenicity and host-adaptation features of two avian influenza A(H5N1) genotypes, D1.1 and B3.13, in relation to human infection ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 ...

A resident of Washington state has become the first recorded human case of the H5N5 avian influenza virus. The virus, similar to H5N1, primarily affects birds but has now infected a human, raising ...