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

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.

Officials suspect wild migrating birds are likely to blame for the first known infection of a flock in Hawaii, which had been the last state in the country with no reported cases in poultry or wild ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...

The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...

Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All ...

Symptoms of viruses like COVID and flu overlap with each other, but there are ways you can narrow it down to get the treatment you need. Jessica is a writer on the Wellness team with a focus on ...

Experts warn of potential new flu strains due to pigs' susceptibility. The USDA said the farm in a non-commercial operation and not connected to commercial food supply. IT added that it did not ...

But pigs have both birdlike and humanlike receptors, making them susceptible to not only swine-specific flu strains but also to viruses from birds and humans. If a bird virus and a human virus ...

"If you come in with some symptoms of cough or sore throat or runny nose, whatever it is, I can't tell you if that's a cold, if it's walking pneumonia, if it's COVID or the flu. You do need to ...

A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird flu, also known as the H5N1 virus, infected a pig in the United States ...