The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...

Doctors should use infection control measures if a hospitalized patient has suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1, putting ...

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

A City of Vancouver spokeswoman said bird flu represents a ‘real and present risk’ to backyard chickens, although no ...

One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable ...

H5N1 bird flu strain impacts egg supply chain, USDA reports ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.