Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus.

The CDC declared the end of its emergency response to H5N1 avian flu as a health threat to humans, David Murray writes.

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. A seemingly ingenious and sneaky way for viruses to make these leaps is by swapping genetic material with other flu strains. Called reassortment, this ...

Avian influenza, a virus of the orthomyxoviridae family. The flu virus causes an infectious and contagious respiratory disease, and often results in a pandemic and/or smaller seasonal epidemic.

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ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week it would end the bird flu emergency. According to an update on its website, the health agency “streamlined ...

WASHINGTON (CNN, KYMA/KECY) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially ended its emergency response to the H5N1 bird flu. The agency says the decision comes after a steady ...

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The CDC is combining bird flu updates with the routinely reported seasonal influenza infections. It will also post the number of people monitored and tested for H5N1 every month. It’s not just the CDC ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it is streamlining its H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) updates to reflect the current public health situation, marked ...

Since 2022, the virus has affected nearly 175 million birds, including commercial and wild birds.