Multiple state agencies, as well as the Little Rock Zoo, are continuing to monitor the spread of the avian flu in Arkansas.

After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.

Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved ...

Over the past several months, bird-flu numbers have been steadily ticking up, especially among farmworkers who interact ...

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

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.

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

The nation's first human death due to the bird flu occurred this month, the latest development in a global outbreak that, ...

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

A recent bird flu death has sparked fears that a "brand-new virus" could potentially mutate under the right conditions and ...