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

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on January 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines ...

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

The first U.S. death from bird flu is raising new concerns about the H5N1 virus, and whether bird flu will become the next ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When ...

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a ...