In 2009, H1N1 bird flu caused the first global flu pandemic in 40 years, with the first infections detected in California.

Hospitals had been asked to conduct extra surveillance for possible avian flu cases in the spring and summer after highly ...

A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, and is recovering at home with mild upper respiratory tract symptoms, ...

Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's ...

FDA food chief issues 'do not eat' warning over breakfast foodsBird flu has spread to Hawaii for the first time ever amid ...

A viral respiratory disease is causing a multi-state outbreak in wild birds, poultry and other animals. Bird flu has also lead to more than four dozen infections in people in the U.S. While most human ...

The World Is Watching The U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, And It's Scary As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States. The ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has infected a patient in the first ever confirmed human case of the virus, caused by the H5N1 ...

Stat reports there's no evidence that the teen has infected anyone else. The source of the infection has not been determined. Meanwhile, Hawaii — which has strict agricultural rules to prevent the ...

Symptoms began for the teen on November 2, including conjunctivitis, fever, and coughing. Following hospital admission on ...

It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in U.S. dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans continue to pile up.