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

While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...

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

L.A. County public health officials are reupping their warning to pet owners: Do not feed pets raw food. More cats have been ...

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 ...

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

A 13-year-old Canadian girl recovered after being hospitalized in critical condition with H5N1 avian influenza, researchers ...

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects poultry and wild birds, ...

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.

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

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

In light of the ongoing global spread of the H5N1 avian influenza, U.S. public health experts are reassured that current ...