The BC Centre for Disease Control says it is comparing the genetic features of a local teenager's avian flu case with that of ...
A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.
On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...
The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...
Human bird flu cases are increasing across the country. The H5N1 virus primarily infects poultry and mammals but can be ...
In 2024, the United States saw an outbreak of the H5N1 virus, also known as the Bird Flu. The virus spread quickly among animals such as poultry and cattle and then ...
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a ...
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus.
Two hundred snow geese discovered dead Monday in the Allentown area are believed to have perished from a virulent strain of bird flu, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The birds were ...
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.
Today we’re examining a concerning development in the spread of bird flu in the US. But first: Even though Peter Yarrow ...