The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic? by Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Denis Nash and Scott Ratzan, opinion contributors - 06/08/24 9:00 AM ET ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

Avian influenza is no longer just an animal health issue, with rising mammal cases and severe ecosystem, trade, and food security impacts as outbreaks become more widespread and impact a broader ...

As bird flu continues to impact egg availability, you might be wondering which other everyday products could be affected by the recent outbreaks.

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT? While it’s too early to quantify the potential economic impact of a bird flu outbreak, many of these latest developments are concerning, particularly the ...

A recent avian-flu outbreak at a mink farm in Spain suggests a more troubling mode of transmission: mammals repeatedly conveying the virus to one another—a possible first for H5N1. “That is ...

A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...

It’s been deemed the worst bird flu outbreak in American history—and the virus is showing no signs of stopping. Since the beginning of this year, nearly 2.5 million birds from commercial and ...

In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway’s unique coastal ecosystem ...

Avian flu outbreaks date back centuries, when it was once known as "fowl plague," but this outbreak is unique. This time, ... where the impact of Avian Influenza (bird flu) ...

If one can point to anything good about the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle — to be honest, ... is also dubious of how much impact the seasonal flu vaccination program can or will have.