The research team, studying the efficacy of a preventive antibody-based therapy, found it successfully protects monkeys from ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

State environmental and health officials are informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which rarely infects humans, is suspected to be the ...

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.

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 antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

The City of Newburgh Industrial Development Agency (IDA) held a public hearing Wednesday at the Activity Center to gather ...