Bird flu has been in the headlines recently as a highly pathogenic strain spread around the world and three separate strains ...

A close contact of a Missouri resident identified as having a human case of the H5N1 avian flu also became sick around the ...

A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried.

While authorities are downplaying the dangers of the H5N1 virus, it can evolve very rapidly and every spillover event into ...

Volunteers and authorities are on high alert for any signs they could be carrying the highly infectious H5N1 form of bird flu. The rapidly spreading form of the disease has infected every continent in ...

Just how deadly is the H5N1 avian flu? The virus, which is currently sweeping through U.S. dairy herds, rarely jumps to human ...

A tiny skin patch half the size of a postage stamp is about to be tested in Melbourne to see if it can safely deliver a ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

New Zealand is one of the few places in the world to have no cases of the virus circulating among wild birds and poultry ...

“We have recently invested an extra $7m to focus on the threats posed by this strain of avian influenza, and more than $1bn ...

One case of H5N1 in a child in Australia was a severe infection, but the child fully recovered. Victorian health officials did not release additional details about the patient's symptoms. An infection ...

Australia is untouched by a virus that has devastated wildlife around the planet, but the spring migration from Antarctica is ...