In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...

A genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus—a mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity—has ...

In two recent interviews on Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed concerns about H5N1 avian influenza in ...

Although it’s not in Georgia yet, it seems likely it will be here soon. The new variant of bird flu, known as D1.1, has several key differences from the previous strain, according to a technical ...

While the detected bird flu was found to be the D1.1 strain, the Arizona infection is distinct from the recent D.1.1 genotype found in Nevada, the AZDA said. Earlier this week, Nevada confirmed ...

Berhane added that the D1.1 genotype has emerged as the predominant strain of avian flu circulating among migratory wild birds across four North American flyways during the winter of 2024-25. “The ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

A senior US animal health official has urged calmness over recent academic findings suggesting that ageing may not eliminate ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...