Bird flu warnings are being ignored—I've seen this pattern before

There's an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I've been told: Don't write about COVID. Our collective attention span has ...
Nature

The quest to hatch a bird-flu vaccine

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...
Purdue University

Avian Flu in Birds, IN-PREPared

IN-PREPared: The Indiana State Board of Animal Health has confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in northeast Indiana. As millions of wild birds traverse the state during peak ...

Fever-Proof Bird Flu Variant Could Fuel the Next Pandemic

New research reveals why bird flu poses such an unusual danger to humans: it can keep multiplying even at temperatures that normally shut viruses down.

Recent H5N1 bird flu variants show increased ability to infect dairy cattle

The H5N1 avian influenza virus—commonly known as bird flu—has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since ...

Cats Are Contracting Avian Influenza and Why This Problem Isn’t Go Away

We used to assume bird flu was a risk solely for outdoor hunters, but new data suggests the virus is entering the home ...
Forbes

First Human Bird Flu Case In The U.S. Occurs After 9 Months. Here’s What To Know

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a strain of bird flu that has not been seen in humans before, according to the Washington State Health Department. Since 2024, there have been 70 ...

Moderna receives $54.3M investment for bird flu vaccine, covering axed federal mRNA contracts

Moderna announced Thursday it will receive up to $54.3 million from a global vaccine partnership to fund its ongoing research ...