This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...

While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

Local hospitals are now being urged by the CDC to be on the lookout for avian influenza among patients. When children are ...

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

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

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

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 ...

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In ...

At least two field trials of vaccines against the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are set to be completed by the end ...

The government wants Moderna to push forward with various bird flu vaccines as well as mRNA shots for other influenza strains ...

Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented “Universal Influenza Vaccine — An Aspiration or Reality?” at the Westwood Lecture Series on Jan. 28.