The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for ...

Researchers report the first confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in horses, highlighting their role as potential reservoirs for ...

While these mutations don’t currently enable human-to-human transmission, experts warn of increased risks if bird flu mixes ...

As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," that amid the ...

CDC says the public health risk remains low, but is monitoring whether the H5N1 viruses undergo genetic reassortment — an exchange of genes — as they infect various animals and people ...

Researchers found that cats, like pigs, have cellular receptors that allow them to act as ‘mixing vessels for reassortment of avian and mammalian influenza viruses’. They added that cats ...

If harboring both the avian and mammalian virus simultaneously, cats could act like mutation mixing vessels, posing risks for genetic reassortment and the emergence of novel influenza strains ...

Professor Pablo Murcia, lead author of the study from the MRC-University of Glasgow Center for Virus Research, said, "Influenza emergence is a rare event, often resulting from the reassortment of ...