Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a 2024 discovery came as a surprise to public health experts.

Federal officials tracking bird flu have found the virus on poultry farms, but experts say the outbreaks are not currently a ...

This includes 12 newly reported outbreaks in seven countries — Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...

Experts have pointed to RSV vaccine campaigns as a possible reason why. A separate CDC report shows that infant hospitalizations in the 2024-25 respiratory virus season were more than 40% lower than ...

A new vaccine developed by Moderna aims to protect against both flu and COVID-19 with just one shot. Early studies suggest ...

Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the ...

A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug ...

CDC reports 216 children have died from flu this season, the highest since 2009, with 47 million total cases nationwide ...

The NIH plans to develop whole-virus vaccines that would provide universal immunity against all strains of influenza and COVID-19.

H5N1 is particularly lethal for poultry, often leading to the rapid death of entire flocks. Cattle, on the other hand, have shown a stronger ability to recover. Human infections have remained rare and ...

As avian flu continues to spread across the country, recent detections in New Jersey—including in Mercer County—have raised ...