To date, human infections have been rare and are typically linked to direct contact with animals. Sustained human-to-human transmission has not occurred, and health officials say the overall pandemic ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

As bird flu cases spread on U.S. farms, a Houston-based company has announced its plans to study a drug candidate.

The Galveston County Health District announced Monday that avian influenza, also known as H5N1, had been confirmed in the ...

Bird flu H5N1 is infecting people in the U.S. See the map of cases. Could it trigger the next pandemic? Experts explain the ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

A Hawaiian monk seal swims in a pool after receiving a bird flu vaccine at Ke Kai Ola in Kailua-Kona. The endangered Hawaiian ...

People who visit a park in North Warwickshire have been urged to stay away from wild birds as cases of avian flu have been ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

The death from bird flu of a person in Washington is a reminder that avian flu is circulating widely during flu season, ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

H5N5 is found in wild birds around the world, and it is relatively common for it to pass from them into flocks of poultry.