"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

67 cases of H5N1 bird flu have been recorded in humans since the beginning of 2024, according to the CDC, 38 of which were in ...

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

The CDC has developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) that closely match the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of the H5N1 avian ...

As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has granted millions of dollars to Moderna to speed up bird flu vaccine development.

Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical ...

Is it seasonal flu or bird flu? CDC prompts hospitals to fast-track subtype testing of sick patients to tell the difference.

Bird flu has had a nationwide effect causing harm to the poultry and domestic animals but it also has been posing a risk to human health. While the health risk is low, people have been cautioned.