Close to 1,000 zoonotic infections with the A/goose/Guangdong/1/96-lineage A (H5) viruses have been detected globally with a mortality of over 50%. Despite these numbers, decades of circulation in ...

The avian flu is devastating marine mammal populations. A new survey finds that nearly half of breeding females in the world's largest population of southern elephant seals were killed by the virus.

Cornell scientists discover that the H5N1 virus survives for up to 120 days in raw milk cheese, which contravenes health ...

Since first being detected in Newfoundland in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI A(H5Nx), has had a dramatic impact on North America.