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

As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different influenza viruses mix.

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

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...

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 ...

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

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.

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

As the world continues to recover from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts are now warning about ...

The recent bird flu outbreak in the United States has not yet resulted in any positive human tests in Maine, although public ...