Virologists across the globe are raising alarms over the spread of the H5N1 virus. What to know.

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...

Scientists continue to closely monitor a concentrated outbreak of avian influenza that is killing dozens of elephant seals on ...

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”.

There’s a saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Will that be the case with the H5N1 avian influenza virus that’s been spreading among birds for years, jumped to ...

Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death in ...