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

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

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

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

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

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

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus.

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 a positive finding, the CDC emphasized that there is no evidence the virus has spread from the Louisiana patient to others ...

So far, the H5N1 virus isn't transmitted between people — but the CDC has found a mutation in a human case "concerning" ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping close eye on pandemic indicators amid bird flu cases arising in the ...