For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

Scientists have known for more than a year that bird flu, H5N1, made the jump from wild birds and common poultry to cows and ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

What 3rd case of bird flu with unknown source of infection could mean in fight against disease So far, 67 human bird flu cases have been confirmed in the U.S., the CDC says.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?

One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have been at least 70 cases since then.

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – The Bird Flu or Avian Influenza is a type of viral infection that spreads in birds and some mammals. The H5 bird flu is causing outbreaks in wild birds, poultry, other ...

CDC: Asymptomatic Cases of Bird Flu in Humans Are Flying Under the Radar — Three veterinary practitioners showed recent infection, with no known exposure to sick cattle ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The CDC maintains that the risk bird flu poses to the general public remains low. However, the newly confirmed severe infection highlights that it’s not just agricultural workers who can become ill.