A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...

The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for ...

There have been four flu pandemics since the start of the 20th century. What we’ve learned—and why we still can’t predict the ...

The explosive pattern of the 1918 pandemic makes it a benchmark for ... In 1997, 18 cases of avian influenza A H5N1 infection occurred in humans in Hong Kong. It soon became evident that the ...

Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

The nation's first human death due to the bird flu occurred this month, the latest development in a global outbreak that, ...

The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the ...

Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been ...

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune ...

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next pandemic.