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

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

For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

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 in the US is believed to have tested positive for H5N1, health officials have confirmed. The patient, from San Francisco in California, started with conjunctivitis and a fever before ...

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

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested ...

With cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) continuing to rise among cattle and humans in the US, scientists and government health ...

Study reveals that contemporary HPAI H5N1 viruses show reduced replication and immune activation in human lung organoids, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

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