Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory ...

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also ...

Thus far, the outbreak is growing slowly, says Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman. But a lack of coordination and testing continues ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

With cold and flu season approaching, it's worth knowing about another virus out there-albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...

Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers ...

As the fall and winter seasons approach the US, scientists are worried about a renewed spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu ...

Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...