The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

The risk that bird flu poses to the general public is low, according to the CDC, but a major focus of OPPR’s efforts had been ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

A pair of beloved peregrine falcons that have made the top of U.C. Berkeley’s iconic Campanile bell tower their home hasn’t been seen since early January — and experts fear the spread of H5N1 bird flu ...

Although the egg is resistant to slow, evenly distributed pressure, it is vulnerable to sharp, concussive pressure. It has to be. Neonatal chicks weighing a tenth of a pound peck their way out. Just 5 ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.

Investigators found the virus in two ... a common symptom of avian influenza in cats. While useful, the ad hoc addition of H5N1 testing to rabies programs is a passive structure.

The pandemic stretched us—our communication, our science, our distribution networks, even what it means to be a good citizen ...