While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

The recent bird flu outbreak in the United States has not yet resulted in any positive human tests in Maine, although public ...

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

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.

The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before ...

In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...

Teen's recovery from H5N1 bird flu raises concerns after genetic mutations suggest virus could become more dangerous to ...