The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ...

Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical ...

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, in a flock of chickens, ducks and peacocks on Jan. 15. These ...

For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

H5N1 - the highly pathogenic avian influenza is, according the Lane County Public Health (LCPH), of low risk to humans.Still, ...

Study reveals that contemporary HPAI H5N1 viruses show reduced replication and immune activation in human lung organoids, ...

H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...