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

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

Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.

The Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

As the bird flu outbreak grows, consumers may worry about that morning omelet and the flu's spread to humans. The big picture ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

Nationally, this avian flu sickened at least 66 people in 2024, mostly dairy farmworkers who came in contact with diseased ...

Registration is open for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series on Jan. 28. Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will present ...

There have been cases of H5 flu in humans this year ... is important for future pandemic and outbreak preparedness," commented Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group ...