Scientists are concerned the H5N1 avian influenza virus also could have the potential to spark a new pandemic. Some farmers are calling on the federal government to authorize H5N1 vaccines for ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

Avian flu, or bird flu, refers to a group of diseases that result from infections with specific influenza viruses. These viruses infect birds but rarely spread to humans. Animal influenza viruses ...

Scientists do not rule out this possibility and feel that a single mutation can make H5N1 virus much more infectious for humans. A potential mutation in the H5N1 avian influenza virus is likely to ...

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. The company ...

In 1997, avian influenza virus (H5N1) caused severe human disease in Hong Kong. One of 9 infected children and 5 of 9 infected adults died. Investigators hypothesized that this virus is lethal ...

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito ...

In 1997, 18 cases of avian influenza A H5N1 infection occurred in humans in Hong Kong. It soon became evident that the avian influenza virus H5N1 could cross the species barrier and infect humans.

New South Wales authorities are investigating seedlings infected with the tomato brown rugose fruit virus. New South Wales authorities are investigating the source of a devastating tomato virus ...

“Now that the virus has become part of our environment, we can expect its activity to fluctuate, much like influenza or metapneumovirus, with periodic spikes and drops,” she said. “The ...