Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.

Thumbs up: Austin-based director Richard Linklater - who grew up in Houston, and who remains a supporter of our River Oaks ...

Maryland officials have confirmed a second positive test for bird flu at a commercial poultry operation in Queen Anne's ...

After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled ...

Officials say all impacted areas are under quarantine, while the infected birds have been separated to prevent the spread of any disease.

In partnership with the Marine Mammal Center and NOAA, the implementation of the bird flu vaccine in marine mammals was ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments ...

The United States Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a ...

Bird flu viruses appear to replicate and thrive at temperatures higher than a typical fever—one of the body’s key protective ways of stopping viruses. This threat to human health has been outlined in ...

Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection.

The White House is highlighting eggs are down 86% from their ultra high prices earlier this year as the avian or bird flu has subsided, but it still remains *** threat. Bracing for bird flu, we expect ...