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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.
H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …
ANI
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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission
Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…
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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms
The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Japan killed 17 million chickens amid an outbreak of bird flu. Now it's running out of space to bury them.
Birds are culled to prevent the risk of the virus infecting other animals and humans, which in turn…
Huileng Tan
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Bird flu has led to the deaths of more than 50 million farm birds and sickened dozens of mammals. 3 charts show whether humans should be worried.
A nasty version of bird flu has been killing chickens, turkeys, wild birds, and even some mammals a…
Hilary Brueck
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A leading bird flu expert says this 'nasty' outbreak is here to stay: 'There's something different about this virus'
Bird flu expert Richard Webby says the H5N1 virus killing poultry at an alarming rate 'is most defi…
Hilary Brueck
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Bird flu scare: Delhi bans import of live birds from Saturday
As a precautionary measure, the Chief Minister said the government has decided to implement co…
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China reports first human infection with H10N3 strain of bird flu in the world
The patient, a 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city, is currently in a stable condition and meets…
PTI
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Experts are warning the owner of a TikTok-famous emu against kissing and cuddling the bird after she said he had avian flu, calling it 'extremely dangerous'
The owner of the TikTok famous Emmanuel the Emu, Taylor Blake, recently revealed that he had Avian …
Michele Theil
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Uttar Pradesh on high alert over bird flu scare — districts alerted to start culling infected birds even if a single case is reported
Uttar Pradesh has been put on high alert amid reports of bird flu and districts have been given str…
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Bird flu virus is heat-labile, gets killed at 'cooking temperature'
Contrary to what some people think that the bird flu virus, also known as Avian influenza, is sprea…
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Bird flu cases confirmed in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh so far, says official
The district administration has started culling and burying of poultry birds as per guidelines, …
PTI
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Poultry industry badly effected by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%
After the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the country's poultry industry, it is now reeling u…
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A new swine-flu strain with 'pandemic potential' was just found circulating in Chinese pigs
A new flu strain in Chinese pigs shares genes with the virus that caused the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and…
Holly Secon
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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, China is now also fighting deadly bird flu
However, the outbreak is a cause for concern because the contagion is often fatal, with a 60% morta…
Paulina Cachero
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Birds poop out flu viruses that could become deadly global pandemics. These scientists swab their butts to protect us from that threat.
So every spring, a troupe of flu researchers flock to the southernmost tip of New Jersey in Delawar…