More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

Apr. 18, 2025 — A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and ...

The University of Buffalo researchers say that their process could be critical for the nation’s response to bird flu strains as they mutate and ... a lot more work to do, but the results thus ...

In the study, scientists describe a process they’ve developed for creating ... be needed to counteract evolving bird flu strains that grow resistant to existing vaccines. “We obviously have a lot more ...

In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected ... whether it’s for clinical or public health benefit, as we do in human, which kind of makes some sense ...

A recent study reveals a significant lack of awareness and concern among Americans regarding the threat of bird flu, despite ...