Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...

A new strain of a highly pathogenic and rare strain of bird flu has been reported on a duck farm in central California.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said in a ...

CDC officials confirmed earlier this week that a second San Francisco child contracted bird flu last week, and earlier this ...

As cases of H5N1 ... during the flu season due to high patient volumes, according to the CDC. Health care systems are expected to use tests that identify seasonal influenza A as a subtype ...

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

“Avian flu ... The H5N1 virus has raised concern among health officials because it has sickened dozens of people in the ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...