Members of the public who spend a significant amount of time with chickens or other birds are being encouraged to sign up for ...

An mRNA vaccine for avian influenza, developed by pharma company Moderna, has begun Phase 3 human trials. Building on the ...

The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.

Many humans may already have some immunity to H5N1 bird flu, raising hopes that the virus could pose less of a threat than ...

A new effort to prepare for future avian influenza outbreaks is moving forward despite a major funding setback.

A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals – and occasionally ...

Dangerous new clade of bird flu is mutating to infect more animals throughout Europe so a UK government-backed trial is ...

A first-of-its-kind trial has been launched to test a new vaccine for bird flu in humans.Thousands of people in the UK are ...

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The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to ...

A new trial is starting this summer, as part of the third phase of a programme to develop a vaccine for people against bird ...