Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

When it comes to surveillance, PHAC said provincial and territorial public health agencies must report both “confirmed and ...

2:12 H5N1 avian influenza: B.C. reports 1st suspected human case of bird flu Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.

Pfizer and Moderna are hustling to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, the same technology used in the companies' respective COVID-19 vaccines.

Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred.

Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...

“The Phase 1 clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of ARCT-2304 as a potential vaccine to protect against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.” ...

Although H5N1 causes symptoms similar to seasonal flu, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, muscle pain, sore ...

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...