Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

Scientists warn that bird flu infections in household pets could create new pathway for human transmission after cases spiked ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...

The most recent infections confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were in early February.

During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu: Cases peak in the ...

In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, has long been a concern for birds and poultry – as the name suggests. However, a worrying trend has been observed across the United States. There’s been a sudden surge of ...

The lion, Pataudi, had been brought to the Kanpur zoo from Gorakhpur zoo where a tigress died on May 7 and her samples tested positive for bird flu. An Asiatic Lion Pataudi died in quarantine at ...

Avian flu has infected 950 people worldwide and killed half of them. From April 2022 (when cumulative data on US human cases started being collected) and January 2025, the country has recorded 66 ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

This bacterium can be transmitted through direct contact, commonly found in aquatic species like fish and seabirds. This isn't the first time bird flu has struck big cats in India. Earlier this year, ...