Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

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

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

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...

A United Nations food agency warned that the continued spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus is an unprecedented food security ...

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

In two recent interviews on Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed concerns about H5N1 avian influenza in the U.S., raising alarm among public health and infectious disease experts.

That happens to be the case for bird flu and H1N1, which emerged as one of the predominant subtypes of seasonal flu after the 2009 pandemic. Antibodies directed against the stalks of H1N1 viruses ...

Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces Bird Flu Severity in Ferrets, Study Suggests Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human ...