Antarctic researchers are on high alert for a deadly strain of bird flu, which could hit the continent’s wildlife at any ...

In 2024, there were 81 cases of avian flu (H5N1) in humans, the highest number since 2015. The virus is concerning due to its ...

A deadly strain of the virus killed a patient in the US and left a teenager critically ill. The outbreak has raised concerns ...

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian ...

Eggs are in short supply on some major supermarket shelves months after the avian influenza outbreak, and farmers say it ...

Is there a connection between bird flu and microRNA, the tiny bits of RNA which have different tasks in regulating genes and ...

Authorities in the United States have recorded the country's first human death from bird flu. The patient, aged over 65 and ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, ...