Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been ...

While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...

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

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

L.A. County public health officials are reupping their warning to pet owners: Do not feed pets raw food. More cats have been ...

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

Teen's recovery from H5N1 bird flu raises concerns after genetic mutations suggest virus could become more dangerous to ...

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

In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...