H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

There has been a lot said about bird flu. For a time, many experts believed that we were on the verge of a full-blown pandemic due to the virus, primarily because of a lack of preventive measures.

A little-known variant of bird flu has evolved to become better adapted to infecting people and could pose a pandemic threat to humans, a team of researchers has warned.

GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — Health officials announced that a Grays Harbor County resident has tested preliminarily positive for avian influenza, potentially marking Washington’s first human case of bird ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

Avian flu is killing black vultures in Georgia, raising concerns about the virus's spread and potential human risk.

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Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A recent bird flu death in Washington state is a ...

Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian pathogens like H5N1. In some cases, it is more effective than testing individual ...

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