In 2009, H1N1 bird flu caused the first global flu pandemic in 40 years, with the first infections detected in California. More than 12,000 people died around the US, and nearly 61,000 people were infected. The “pig flu” was constantly in headlines as communities tried to track the number of sick and dead from the contagious virus.

A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is critically ill with H5N1 bird flu, marking the country's first human case of this strain. While the teen had no contact with birds or livestock, the source of infection remains unknown.

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according to the Centers for

A teenager in British Columbia is critically ill with Canada's first case of the H5N1 bird flu strain. While the virus has spread to humans in rare cases, experts say the risk of a pandemic is low as it doesn't transmit easily between people.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. "There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,

Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus more often known as the bird flu