A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing ...

The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from ...

Scientists are concerned that bird flu may eventually mutate so that it can readily spread among people – something it cannot ...

Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the ...