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

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

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

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in ...

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.

Doctors say the case of a teen left in critical condition shows H5N1 "can cause severe human illness." Mutations in the virus are deepening concerns about the spread of H5N1.

The agency says it is looking for red flags, but the risk to the public still remains low. Meanwhile, a Louisiana patient with a severe case of bird flu showed worrying mutations in the samples ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...

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 ...

Raw milk represents being anti-establishment, which both far-left and conservative health types have in common ...

“I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government ...

“I don’t know if the bird flu will become a pandemic, but if it does, we are screwed.” The CDC said the case does not change its overall assessment that the immediate risk to the public’s ...