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.

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

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.

The nation has recorded its first fatality from the H5N1 bird flu, and while health officials say risk to the public remains low, there are still a few things to know. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...

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.

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.

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

Bird flu has claimed its first human in the United States, but health officials say the risk remains low and there are ...

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

The H5N1 bird flu — widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, U.S. dairy cows and even several recent human cases among agricultural workers – ...

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