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

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

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...

The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.

This year has been marked by concerning developments in the virus’ spread, including widespread detections in wastewater and ...

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

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

Northwest Naturals issued a voluntary recall for a batch of pet food after a cat died of bird flu in Oregon, officials said.

A bird-flu pandemic is not an exhilarating prospect. Though the strains of the virus currently in circulation may not be as ...

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., ...

Amid a "concerning" new mutation in bird flu that may indicate the virus could begin to more easily infect humans, what are ...