How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...

A surge of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in dairy cattle and the first death of a person from the virus have refocused attention on the ongoing outbreak, which shows no signs of fading away ...

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.

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

Officials say the risk is generally low but urged Americans to take precautions while health experts closely monitor the ...

The dead victim apparently contracted the disease directly from birds as authorities said there was no evidence of ...

After the United States recorded its first human death from bird flu, calls for the government to do more has intensified.

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release ...

WASHINGTON: The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up ...

We’re monitoring the situation very, very closely. We’ve never seen this many infections of non-bird species as we have in the U.S.," Johns Hopkins virologist Andrew Pekosz said.

But Tulare County, and most other locales from Bakersfield to Fresno, has a notable lack of testing, or surveillance, of the ...