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

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 British Columbia who was hospitalized with bird flu for several weeks late last year harbored a mutated ...

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

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

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 million to bolster the nation's ...

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

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.

In coming years, the bird flu may cost billions of dollars more in expenses and losses. Worse, the outbreak poses the threat ...

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

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