How are people contracting bird flu? Can people pass bird flu to each other? Is there bird flu in Oakland? All your questions, answered.

San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what options could be taken next.

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.

The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States. CDC officials confirmed earlier this week that a second San Francisco child contracted bird flu last week, and earlier this month, a 65-year ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird flu, in California, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 67.

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

Health officials have identified another possible case of bird flu in a child — this time in San Francisco. The San Francisco Department of Public Health said the presumptive case was discovered through routine testing based on the child's symptoms. They were also tested for COVID-19 and RSV.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, Reuters reported, citing the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Monday.

Bird flu has been making the rounds in the United States over the last year and appears to be resurging again. Here’s what you need to know.

The CDC has confirmed a positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, the second juvenile case of H5N1 in the country.