Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.

Bird flu cases have been reported in parts of India. Here's what H5N1 is, who is at risk, symptoms in humans, treatment ...

Health Minister urges precautions against H5N1 avian flu, emphasizing safety for those in contact with birds in Kerala.

Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become ...

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...

Officials have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a dairy cattle herd in Wisconsin, according to the ...

A team of Indian researchers using an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model has decoded how the deadly virus can actually spillover to humans ...

While the world struggles to fight and recover from air pollution, scientists are once again urging vigilance, warning of an ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...

In this Instagram Live discussion, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Nahid Bhadelia, MD, founding director of the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...

Avian influenza is devastating poultry operations, spreading in dairy cattle and infecting farm workers. Why isn’t the United ...

February 23, 2012 — The World Health Organization's H5N1 diagnostic criteria only identify the sickest patients, which has resulted in alarming fatality rates that are inaccurate, according to an ...