It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

On 21 November, the Washington State Department of Health confirmed that a person who was undergoing treatment for H5N5 avian ...

They were admitted to hospital, and on November 14, officials confirmed that tests showed infection with an H5N5 avian ...

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 ...

The Institut Pasteur warns that the bird flu virus, capable of human transmission, could lead to a pandemic more severe than ...

"A bird flu pandemic would probably be quite severe, potentially even more severe than the pandemic we experienced." ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions of birds in ...

A resident of Washington state has become the first recorded human case of the H5N5 avian influenza virus. The virus, similar to H5N1, primarily affects birds but has now infected a human, raising ...

The head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre warned of the virus that has been spreading among wild ...

The Institut Pasteur was among the first European labs to develop and share Covid-19 detection tests, making protocols ...

Unlike seasonal flu strains, people have no existing antibodies against H5 viruses, meaning immunity among the population is ...