The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the late-stage development of its mRNA bird flu vaccine, as ...

Although it says the risk of bird flu contagion to the public remains low, with no evidence of human-to-human transmission, ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

H5N1 has been responsible for widespread outbreaks in poultry and wild birds, causing significant losses in the animal population. Experts warn that although human-to-human transmission has not yet ...

Poultry, egg and dairy farms have been dealing with animals infected with the avian flu, better known as bird flu.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...

The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A ...

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Meanwhile, there is no approved vaccine for bird flu in humans, although the national stockpile includes certain shots developed in the past and tested on volunteers. That's because there haven't been ...

Another dangerous strain of flu has claimed a life and Georgia’s numbers continue to climb. There’s no vaccine, so what can ...

The CDC advises testing hospitalized flu patients for bird flu within 24 hours to prevent delays in identifying human ...

People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...