Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

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 ...

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"The flu," or seasonal influenza, is caused by influenza viruses, like those pictured above. | Credit: CAVALLINI JAMES/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The flu is a contagious viral ...

Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...

A recent study reveals a significant lack of awareness and concern among Americans regarding the threat of bird flu, despite its spread to mammals and potential for human transmission. Health ...

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

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The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might ...

AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW áEXACTLYá WHY. IT'S BEEN THIRTY YEARS SINCE THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF FLU RELATED DEATHS EACH SEASON... < I THINK IN GENERAL WE HAVE TO ...

This year’s late flu season has turned out to be the deadliest in recent memory. Now, as test positivity rates have finally come down, and weekly deaths are starting to slow, the overall death ...