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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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