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

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

In a conference call today, USDA Sec. Rollins said the agency is hyper-focused on poultry currently, but no vaccine is yet ...

The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says it may take time for falling wholesale egg prices to benefit U.S. consumers.

In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Trump is freezing $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania in an effort to further vilify transgender ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over his backing of Republicans’ government ...

Five years on from the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Australia is no better prepared to respond to the threat of another devastating outbreak, top epidemiologists say.

The deadly H7N9 strain was detected on a poultry farm in Noxubee, Mississippi, last week, for the first time since 2017.

In other developments, New York City health officials shared more details about their investigation into severe cat illnesses from H5N1 avian flu, including a potential role of contaminated food and ...