Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be ...

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

This is because pigs are susceptible to both human and avian influenza. The farm is under quarantine as health officials ramp ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

Pigs remain at the centre of scientists’ nightmare scenario because commercial swine carry lots of human flu viruses. Their cells share enough features with ours that flu viruses can use some of ...

For instance, the 1918 influenza virus that sparked the Spanish flu pandemic circulated in pigs for nearly a century before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Canadian officials have announced that a teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.

African swine fever outbreak in Kottiyoor prompts culling of infected pigs and strict measures to prevent further spread.