The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.
The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from ...
A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.
Bird flu has been around for about three decades, but a recent spike in cases in humans has some experts concerned. Former ...
Health officials reported the first presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in northwest Wisconsin, the Wisconsin DHS said Wednesday.
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...
As more cases of bird flu are reported across species and locations, states across the country are taking precautionary ...
With the spread of bird flu prompting an emergency declaration from Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, a veterinarian and epidemiologist at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said people who handle ...
On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday ...