Person-to-person transmission remains rare, but Dr. David Hirschwerk provides insight into how to protect yourself from Avian ...

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

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns ...

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

Dr. Michael Osterholm says that the primary kind of birds impacted by the flu is migratory waterfowl, like geese and ducks, ...

Thousands of people anticipating the annual snow geese migration at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area may have to find ...

Avian influenzas, commonly called bird flu, are influenza viruses that readily infect and spread through birds. While ...

Thousands of people anticipating the annual snow geese migration at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area may have to find ...

European agencies call for better preparedness and greater information sharing on avian flu as they identify new mutations ...

Humans can catch bird flu from sick animals or surfaces touched by sick animals, though this is rare, according to the CDC.

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses (seen in gold) grown in ... [+] MDCK cells (seen in green). Image courtesy CDC/Courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith ...

Avian influenza viruses pose a growing threat ... These mutations can improve adaptation to mammals, facilitate mammal-to-mammal transmission, and lead to occasional human infections, raising ...