Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

SHANGHAI--China should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading authority on ...

In order to adapt vaccines to new circulating virus variants as promptly as possible, it is first necessary to find out which ...

It took 20 months for this mutation to be observed in the BA.2.86 variant ... This work highlights the importance of advanced modeling tools in studying complex biological interactions and their ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...

To test this idea, scientists studied the genetic sequences of a key element of the virus, hemagglutinin. This glycoprotein allows the pathogen to attach to host cells. Their analysis focused on ...

Scientists are raising the alarm over a potential new pandemic virus that could be emerging in California. This week, officials reported the first outbreak of a rare but deadly H5N9 strain of ...

Agencies to offer recommendations to prepare for a possible increase in transmission of the virus to non-avian species.

The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...