Bird flu cases have been confirmed in more than 1,000 herds nationwide since the virus was first found in dairy cows in March 2024.

The USDA confirmed H5N1 avian flu in a Nebraska dairy herd, the state’s first case. Officials assured milk supply safety, while urging farms to boost biosecurity as investigations continue.

Step into one of Australia's few biosafety level 4 facilities, where scientists handle highly transmissible and potentially ...

Experts at Johns Hopkins and across the country work together to better understand the behavior and characteristics of ...

This research is vital for our defense against potential biological threats — including accidents and deliberate attacks.

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in innovative vaccines, is gaining momentum with strong financial results and pipeline ...

The White House’s pandemic preparedness team has quietly withered to a single part-time employee. Congress established OPPR in 2022 with broad bipartisan support to coordinate and strengthen domestic ...

The H5N1 bird flu, highly infectious and deadly in birds, has been around for nearly three decades, but recently, it has been changing in ways that raise alarms for many scientists and public health ...

When COVID-19 swept the globe in 2020, the shock exposed not only a viral threat but the fragility of systems — from supply chains and food security to governance and global finance. For Andrea ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ago and has now gradually found its way to humans. H5N1 is a strain of the ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, ...

The targeting of the vaccine technology once considered revolutionary follows intense criticism by conservatives and anti-vaccine activists. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.