The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

An emerging strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spilled over from wild birds to dairy cows in the state of Nevada ...

Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...

However, another trend emerges: in areas where vaccination is widespread, the virus seems to evolve faster than in regions where it is less practiced. The researchers suggest that these mutations ...

It took 20 months for this mutation to be observed in the BA.2.86 variant ... tools in studying complex biological interactions and their potential for monitoring virus evolution and designing more ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...

The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...

Agencies to offer recommendations to prepare for a possible increase in transmission of the virus to non-avian species.

Viruses with mutations, that evade immune recognition more efficiently than the original virus will have a selective advantage and prevail over time, increasingly dominating the infection landscape.