Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. A seemingly ingenious and sneaky way for viruses to make these leaps is by swapping ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

As of now, 17 states have reported H5N1 bird flu cases in humans, but there is still no evidence for transmission between ...

Most people do not know the difference between a cold and a flu, and with all this jargon of Swine Flu/Covid/Virus, we are ...

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic had swine origins, Nuzzo noted. “If we're trying to stay ahead of this virus and prevent it from becoming a threat to the broader public, knowing if it's in pigs is ...

H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in a pig on a farm in Oregon, the first time the virus has been seen in a pig in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday.

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living in Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.

Across the country, doctor visits from patients with flu-like symptoms are at their highest level since the 2009 H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu.