A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...

One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable ...

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

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 is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

A recent bird flu death has sparked fears that a "brand-new virus" could potentially mutate under the right conditions and ...

Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved ...

Samples taken from the first patient who died from bird flu show that a strain of the virus has “mutated” to infect humans ...

We sent them all of the information on our work,” a Biden health official told NBC News. Public health officials raise concern that a lack of coordination could imperil the response to the emerging ...

“There is no evidence to suggest that eating thoroughly cooked poultry, game meat or eggs transmits avian influenza to humans ...