Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the ...

Researchers have detected avian flu in a major breeding colony of northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park. Swift detection has triggered an intense scientific response as researchers work ...

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

PARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head ...

A little-known variant of bird flu has evolved to become better adapted to infecting people and could pose a pandemic threat to humans, a team of researchers has warned.

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has been recorded around the world — in poultry, in wild birds and in mammals, including humans. So, should we be worried about a potential new ...

H5N1 avian flu outbreak marks the first cases in marine mammals in California and first detection in northern elephant seals ...

After a summer hiatus, bird flu cases are once again ticking up in the United States. During the government shutdown, public health tracking systems stopped sharing updates, including CDC’s FluView ...

Britain has commenced targeted trials for a bird flu vaccine in turkeys, marking a notable shift in its approach to controlling a disease that has ravaged flocks and compelled some countries to adopt ...