Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.

Avian influenza, which recently reached a new alert level in the United States, is not just a health emergency, it’s an opportunity for deep reflection on our vulnerabilities.

Scientists found that a moderate dose of MEDI8852, an antibody therapy, effectively protected monkeys against severe H5N1 avian flu.

Scientists are concerned about the mutations happening in the H5N1 virus — more commonly known as bird flu. This week, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control warned that new mutations ...

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 ...