Its full scientific name is avian influenza A(H5N1), so it contains hemagglutinin 5 and neuraminidase 1. Bird flu primarily affects birds, as per the name, but has adapted to infect cows and can ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, with a focus on H5N1. It highlights scientific advances and future ...

More than 11,700 chickens were culled in Odisha’s Puri in February this year after detecting the H5N1 strain of avian ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in ...

Five months after bird flu cases were reported in several poultry farms in Odisha’s coastal Puri district, the region is once ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...