Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, more commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, claimed its first human victim in the United States earlier this month. In the past year, it's resulted in the deaths of ...

Although human-to-human transmission has not been confirmed in this case, H5N1 remains a latent threat, raising alarms in the ...

Here's what you need to know about the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, and what bird flu might mean to you, your ...

The deaths of two snowy owls, one in RI and one in Massachusetts, has saddened bird watchers and left some wondering if they ...

Massachusetts officials announced Wednesday that bird flu is now considered to be “widespread” in the state and urged the ...

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers ...

Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating ... Scientists Identify ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in the West Midlands region. According to the Government body, bird-to-human transmission of avian influenza is ...

As per current policy, while one dead bird does not reach the threshold of suspicion for avian influenza, birds that are not usually found in the Falkland Islands are routinely swabbed for ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- With 67 human cases of avian flu now confirmed in the United States ... By contrast, smallpox killed one in five of its victims through the 1700s, while yellow fever ...

The growing warnings about the avian flu, also known as H5N1 or H5N9 flu, have led the public to question whether the infection can be spread to humans through eating eggs or chicken. Here's what ...

Dr. Sato says it's difficult to say how avian flu would affect children because there are so few cases nationwide, and different strains have different effects. Dr. Sato said there was a severe ...