In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

As health officials track bird flu cases, we're getting answers about what this could mean for human transmission.

Over the past several months, bird-flu numbers have been steadily ticking up, especially among farmworkers who interact ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

Why the results surprised anyone is itself a surprise. After the state of California began testing dairy herds for highly ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days ...

Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved ...

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...