Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...

Could H5N1 bird flu become airborne and spread between people? Scientists say that’s still unknown. But, if the virus gains that ability, it could produce the next pandemic. The virus has been tearing ...

In the US, the flu season starts in October and can go until early spring, with cases peaking in February.

MADISON (WKOW) -- The latest research from UW-Madison scientists tested whether bird flu is as transmissible through the air as it is through raw, infected milk. A team led by a UW-Madison professor ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the strain of avian influenza found in U.S. cows is not easily transmitted through the air among ferrets, but it does have some capability ...

As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ways to monitor for ...

The bird flu virus that has beset dairy farms since early last year may be spreading through the air in so-called milking parlors and through contaminated wastewater, as well as from milking equipment ...

While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow's milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses, airborne transmission of the virus between ferrets - a common model for human ...

While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow's milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses, airborne transmission of the virus between ferrets -- a common model for ...

Researchers in China have raised increasing concerns about the potential spread of a troubling flu variant capable of transmitting from cattle to humans. A recent study has shown that a virus ...