The CDC advised pet owners not to feed raw animal products to cats and for vets to use protective equipment ...

Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans became infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. Chinese scientists compared swabs from ...

As summer approaches, infectious diseases such as H5N1 — commonly known as bird flu — can spread more easily and potentially mutate. Bird flu cases in humans are still relatively rare, and the virus ...

One study documents the first possible case of a cat transmitting bird flu to a human. Another reveals striking genetic ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza has surprised researchers with its resilience and mutations that have jumped to mammals and humans. Avian flu detection in commercial poultry is down, a welcome ...

The first human case of H9N2 influenza virus (bird flu) has been reported in Europe. A human infection was recorded by the Italian Ministry of Health on March 25, 2026. As an influenza virologist, I ...

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the UK. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which ...

A groundbreaking trial has commenced in the UK and US to test a new bird flu vaccine for humans, with thousands of participants expected to enrol. The study, which particularly encourages poultry ...

Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has warned a future pandemic could be 'much worse than coronavirus'.