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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Samples taken from the first patient who died from bird flu show that a strain of the virus has “mutated” to infect humans ...

The announcement comes after Wisconsin has reported its first suspected human case of bird flu. On Dec. 9, Howard Village Board member Cathy Hughes talked about it at the board meeting ...

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 ...