Officials say the Cambodian girl, named as Bean Narong from the southeastern province of Prey Veng, was the first known human infection of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country since 2014 — and ...

Although rare, the virus can sometimes spread from bird to human, as was the recent case in Cambodia, where an 11-year-old girl, who lived near a conservation area, reportedly died from the virus.

The sheer scale of the U.S. bird flu outbreak is hard to fathom. More than 100 million farmed birds have been infected with H5N1 since 2022, followed by roughly 170 herds of dairy cows, along with ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 death. What to look for.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks in Victoria on Thursday, March 10, 2022. British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in ...

2. Humans Can Get Bird Flu Bird flu primarily affects birds, but certain strains, especially H5N1, have crossed over to infect other species, including cows, cats, and humans. Most of the 70 human ...