H5N1, or bird flu, initially presents with common flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, and fatigue, making early detection ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

The institute confirmed that both individuals tested positive for the H5N1 virus. They are the 9th and 10th cases of bird flu ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

Dr Nadeem Shabir For now, the general public’s risk remains low. The CDC maintains that these are isolated cases of animal-to ...

During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I am not going to go into HHS and impose my preordained opinions on ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has affected all 50 states in the US. Since March 2024, the virus has infected more than 1,000 dairy herds across the US, with more than 70 human infections.

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, primarily infecting birds, has raised alarm with human cases for the last few years. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, and severe respiratory distress.

Mexico has recorded its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza — a three-year-old girl who died of multiple organ failures. The country's health ministry said the girl from the northern ...