Scientists recently confirmed that a variation of the avian influenza virus is responsible for sea bird deaths in Antarctica.

As spring approaches, there appears to be no end in sight to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the region’s ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several ...

Mass crow deaths across Chennai have triggered alarm after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, prompting swift containment measures and public ...

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...

Are seasonal flu antibodies also effective against avian flu? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has shown that a ...

More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...

An advisory has been issued to the public as health authorities move quickly to contain the outbreak and prevent further transmission.

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) lauds today’s filing of the Finding Urgent Relief from Vectors for Infection Risk and Unchecked Spillover (FUR VIRUS) Act in Illinois, which would ...