For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

Five years after COVID-19, experts warn of a new pandemic threat as a rapidly mutating H5N1 bird flu strain emerges. Urgent ...

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

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

More: Bird flu in Michigan: H5N1 Symptoms, what outbreak means for pets, why wastewater matters More: Bird flu outbreak is ‘really challenging’ to stop, Michigan State University dean says ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

H5N1 infections are rare in American pets, but they’ve become increasingly common over the past two years as the virus has ...

The H5N1 virus also killed a person who had been ... One of them initially reported symptoms of respiratory illness — congestion and cough — and was tested for influenza A/B viruses, said ...

Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical ...

H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...

Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild ...