Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ramped up its fight against the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

As of December 30, there were 66 confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans in 2024, with about half in ...

A new study has raised alarm bells about the potential for the H5N1 bird flu virus to evolve into a strain sparking a human pandemic. A single mutation in the virus currently ravaging dairy farms ...

HPAI is considered low risk to humans, the agency said, and there have been no human cases in New England during the current ...

The nation’s milk supply must be tested for the bird flu virus H5N1 under a new order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The rules require unpasteurized milk samples ...

Agency officials didn’t immediately detail the person’s symptoms. This colorized electron microscope image shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney ...

This came as no surprise to Mindy Brashears who served as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety ... get into the meat or the food supply.” If H5N1 is ever detected in beef cattle that meat ...

Health officials in Marin County are investigating a possible H5N1 bird flu case in a child. Officials have been investigating since last week and are working with the California Department of ...

First, even now, in the waning days of the Biden administration, the effort to get ahead of the H5N1 outbreak in livestock is not succeeding. We’re under-testing for H5N1 and missing many cases ...

Health experts are now warning pet owners to be cautious about raw foods and limit pets’ exposure to wildlife.

As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the US, health officials recently found that 7 percent of dairy workers tested on farms in two states had evidence of recent infection — and some had ...