UF Mobilizes Experts for Comprehensive Bird Flu Awareness While the immediate public health risk from the H5N1 bird flu remains low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking significant proactive ...

The World Health Organization launched an initiative on Monday to help accelerate the development of a human bird flu vaccine using mRNA technology.

H5N1 bird flu is likely infecting more people than we know. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 7% of monitored dairy farmers in Michigan and Colorado have ...

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...

Recent study reveals H5N1 mutations enhancing human receptor binding, highlighting pandemic risks and the need for vigilant surveillance of influenza strains.

The CDC funding a $5 million program to vaccinate livestock industry workers against seasonal flu in a bid to reduce the pandemic risk posed by the ongoing H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cattle.

The nation’s 200,000 livestock workers face the risk of being simultaneously exposed to seasonal flu and H5N1 bird flu, which could create a more dangerous virus.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the ...

Three more California dairy herds have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. A new case of human infection has also been reported in Missouri.

California officials have ordered bulk milk testing for dairy farms within six miles of herds infected with H5N1 bird flu, as well as for dairies that share trucks, personnel or equipment with ...

Two groups of researchers have used animal models to characterize the H5N1 virus isolated from an infected dairy farm worker in Texas, who presented with mild conjunctivitis.