A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

The US Department of HHS is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

An earlier version of this story reported that the virus had been detected since then.) The number of bird flu ...

Robert F Kennedy Jr. is unfit for any government office. He has no experience or knowledge base to lead the massive Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to enhance the health and ...

The owners of a B.C. ostrich farm could be paid $1.2 million in compensation from the federal government for culling 400 birds due to an avian flu outbreak. In early January, Universal Ostrich Farm in ...

The mRNA vaccine against avian influenza presents several advantages and disadvantages: Advantages: Rapid Development and Production; Non-Infectious Nature; Strong Immune Response; Adaptability to ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...