As health officials track bird flu cases, we're getting answers about what this could mean for human transmission.

Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.

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.

Farmers, animal rescues and zookeepers in Rhode Island are taking precautions to protect animals, their workers and the ...

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 ...

Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

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

Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses ... teen do actually increase binding to human cells, as is believed. He expects to have results of that work in early January. Even if they do, it ...

Officials say the bird flu has also killed 20 big cats, including a tiger, at a sanctuary in Washington State. NBC News' David Noriega reports.Dec. 27, 2024 ...

“Numbers can get very high, especially when we are dealing with waterfowl because they are interacting so close together and forming large flocks.” Pennsylvania:Bird flu believed responsible ...