A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals — mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

The warning from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization came on March 17, the same day the a new U.S. outbreak of ...

COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...

The bird flu is about much more than egg prices, and it’s an open question whether industry or policy can slow the spread.

The US Health Secretary wants to let bird flu spread across the nation's farms without intervention, and then breed the ...

Researchers say the delay, which averaged 618 days in Canada, could restrict scientists' ability to track the next pandemic.

The National Wastewater Surveillance System’s funding expires at the end of fiscal year 2025, just as bird flu heats up.

Dr. Ashish K. Jha is dean of Brown University School of Public Health and a contributing Globe Opinion writer.

Bird flu has long been a top contender for starting the next pandemic. Between 2003 and 2023, there were 882 cases reported ...

The U.S. will struggle to maintain an effective response to a future H5N1 epidemic unless schools are made as "pandemic proof ...