Elephant seal numbers in Argentina remain low after a deadly H5N1 outbreak, highlighting the virus's dangerous adaptability.

The individual in question had recently returned from eastern Africa, the state health department said. Also in the news: bird flu, covid, and dengue fever.

One very easy way to lower the chances of a genetic shuffling would be for everyone, but especially farm workers, to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.

The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia ... “Just because it has picked up the new [neuraminidase] doesn’t necessarily mean the [hemagglutinin] ...

Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters ...

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...

There are about three trillion trees on our planet — about four hundred for each of us. And we literally couldn't live without them. They take in millions of tons of carbon dioxide each year, and ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...