Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...
Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...
While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...
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.
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before ...
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 ...
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, ...
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...