As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different influenza viruses mix.

Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been ...

“For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 million to bolster the nation's ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Farmers will now have to prove that they did everything possible to prevent outbreaks before they can receive governmental indemnity payments. Also in the news: Combined bird and human flu could have ...

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.

The recent bird flu outbreak in the United States has not yet resulted in any positive human tests in Maine, although public ...

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...