A concerning mutation in the H5N1 avian flu virus could increase its ability to spread from person to person, raising global pandemic fears. Scientists urge urgent monitoring as this genetic change heightens the virus's potential to infect humans. ...

United States: The experts are sounding alarm that bird flu or, as it is scientifically known, avian influenza A (H5), does not seem to be going away anytime soon, especially in California.  More about the news  Thus, as of October ...

United States: As health authorities have assumed for quite a while now, bird flu is being transmitted between mammals, gradually increasing the chances of new coherent epidemics among people in the future.  More about the news  According to Cornell University ...