A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom ...

Bird flu (H5N1) primarily affects birds but has spread to mammals, including humans. While human transmission remains rare, ...

In the study of infectious diseases, a critical and complex phenomenon is the transmission of viruses across different host species. Such events can lead to ...

A veterinarian at Kansas State University is urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of bird flu have been found in domestic cats.

With the H5N1 avian influenza virus continuing to spread among poultry and dairy cattle, health officials are monitoring the ...

The tools the US used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren't working this time, according to some agricultural ...

The virus has also been detected in wild bird populations and, most recently, in U.S. dairy cattle as of March 2024.

Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according ...

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...

H5N1 bird flu, also known as avian influenza, continues to spread, with reports of a third human case from an unknown ...

While the virus hasn’t made a sustained leap into humans, vaccines and treatments are being developed ahead of an outbreak.