H5N1 has already killed seals and penguins across remote Antarctic islands, and a new study reveals the virus has now crossed ...

Symptoms range from conjunctivitis and mild respiratory illness to severe pneumonia and respiratory failure. Read more at ...

Researchers uncovered why H5N1 bird flu attacks cows’ udders instead of their lungs: the virus’s preferred receptors are concentrated in mammary tissue. The breakthrough could help scientists predict ...

On Saturday, a suspected case of deadly [H5 bird flu], also known as high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, was confirmed in a brown skua. This large seabird was found in Cape Le Grand ...

With bird flu arriving on our shores, governments, wildlife groups and agricultural organisations are springing into action.

More than four out of every five dead black vultures examined by University of Georgia researchers tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a new study published in ...

Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of ...

Sydney: Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Friday that they have detected the first ...

Are seasonal flu antibodies also effective against avian flu? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has shown that a specific type of antibody associated with the former virus—already present ...

It’s been a little over a year since H5N1 avian influenza or “bird flu” was first detected in U.S. dairy cows, and many questions remain about the highly pathogenic virus. The first webinar will also ...