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

The next human influenza pandemic, if caused by the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, is estimated to have a potential mortality rate of more than a hundred million. Outbreaks in poultry have been ...

In a study of newborn piglets, infection with influenza A was associated with disruptions in the piglets' nasal and gut microbiomes, and with potentially detrimental changes in gene activity in the ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

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

At first, the monovalent influenza A (H5N8) vaccine will be tested in two doses, 21 days apart, in adults aged 18–59.

HEALTH chiefs have warned of the danger of touching sick or dead wild birds – over risks of bird flu. In recent weeks, groups ...

MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.