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

The nation's first human death due to the bird flu occurred this month, the latest development in a global outbreak that, ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

The source of the bird flu that killed the animals remains unknown.

Avian flu is slowly making its way around the islands, with the most recent discovery linked to wastewater samples on Kauaʻi.

A Chilean flamingo and a harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo have died from avian influenza, or bird flu, zoo officials confirmed ...

As fire still rages in the Los Angeles area, I’ve been torn about whether to write about it. Beyond the very real tragedies ...