CDC has asserted that the risk to general public is considerably low, and that there has not been any spread of the bird flu from the patients ...

“For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

Although bird flu usually does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Last month, a patient was ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in cows in the U.S. early in 2024.

Hundreds of dead birds have reportedly been falling from the sky in dystopian scenes in Pennsylvania. Wildlife officials ...

Butte County officials on Friday confirmed a bird flu outbreak in a backyard chicken flock, the latest case since Gov. Gavin ...

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...

Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the ...

We are currently witnessing the growing spread of H5N1 avian flu across the globe. Here in the United States, the USDA Animal ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...