The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next pandemic.

When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, ...

Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.

However, the virus isn’t limited to birds. It can spread to other animals and to humans. The H5N1 bird flu isn’t new. The CDC says the virus was first identified in Southern China in domestic ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus ... that the virus can spread directly from one person to another, the CDC said. Scientists expect that will change sooner or later. With flu season picking up steam ...

Public health officials have just reported the first known “severe” case of bird flu in the United States. There are now 61 ...

Genomic data showed the Louisiana patient was infected with a version of the virus recently found to be spreading ... (H5N1/bird flu) virus particles (rod-shaped). Note: Layout incorporates two ...

The CDC has declared the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S., according to a press release published Wednesday. The good news? The person who contracted the virus appears to have ...

Just hours after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ... H5N1 is one of the more common bird flu strains to make the jump from birds to humans. The infected birds spread the ...

So far, no person-to-person spread of H5N1 bird flu has been detected. The CDC says the immediate risk to the public’s health remains low, but those with work or recreational exposure to ...

Genetic shifts in the virus may make it easier to spread to ... in the H5N1 avian influenza virus that increases the risk of human transmission. CDC Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu in Child in California ...

The CDC confirmed the first severe H5N1 ... spread is reported, the severity raises concerns, especially given the virus's presence in wild birds and poultry. The first case of severe bird flu ...