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

Bird flu, also called avian influenza ... It's also possible that some people were infected after swimming or bathing in water contaminated with the droppings of infected birds.

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly. The tips of Lineke Begeman's fingers are ...

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

A bird flu outbreak has ravaged the world's birds since ... The outbreak has killed tens of millions of birds and tens of thousands of sea lions and seals in recent years. Birds carry the disease ...