Bird flu

The United States reported its first severe human case of bird flu as California declared a state of emergency to address the escalating outbreak.

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune systems primed to fight earlier ...

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in March shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus ...

December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1)

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such ...

A 2.5-year-old returning to Australia from India was infected with a reassortant H5N1 virus, revealing genetic mixing between avian influenza clades and ...

As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from ...

As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from ...

While there has been no evidence of human-to-human spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in recent years, experts are still eyeing the virus with concern.

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported.

The vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, according to a new study.

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

While the risk of a H5N1 pandemic in humans is low, 'it's really important to think about vulnerable populations', says Melbourne researcher.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, ...

H5 bird flu has infected birds worldwide and caused outbreaks in poultry and cows. It has also affected some people who work with cows and birds on farms.

The virus has spread for years in wild birds and commercial poultry, and was detected for the first time in US dairy cattle in March.

Here's what you need to know about California officials declaring a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle.

California's milk production in November plummeted as a bird flu outbreak spreads rapidly among herds in the country's biggest dairy state.

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is also gaining ground while COVID levels are decreasing. Waste-water testing, also from PHAC, found viral levels of COVID ...

With more than half of the 61 reported human bird flu cases in the U.S. occurring in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency to expedite ...

In this image provided by the USDA, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment ...

Two wild cougars on the Olympic Peninsula have been killed by bird flu, as the disease continues to spread to more species.

California's is the largest testing and monitoring of dairies among the 17 states that have positively identified avian flu virus, or H5N1, in their dairy herds ...

With 32 confirmed cases of human avian influenza A (H5N1) identified in California, including one case in a child with no known exposure to animals, ...

In BC, the disease hospitalized a local teenager for weeks. Is it time to mask up again? Geese by John Rakestraw via Shutterstock. Deer by Fool4myCanon via ...

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency this week months after the bird flu began spreading in the Central Valley.

Los Angeles health officials investigate new cases after felines who had consumed raw milk found with H5 virus.

The three cats with suspected infections don't have any known exposure to raw milk, and investigators are examining other potential sources of the virus, ...