Hospitals had been asked to conduct extra surveillance for possible avian flu cases in the spring and summer after highly ...

The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...

Officials suspect wild migrating birds are likely to blame for the first known infection of a flock in Hawaii, which had been the last state in the country with no reported cases in poultry or wild ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...

There is an inherent conflict of interest -- and the potential for injury to public health -- when a federal department both ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has infected a patient in the first ever confirmed human case of the virus, caused by the H5N1 ...

State officials are urging vigilance after Hawaii’s first detection of H5N1 in a flock of rescued pet geese and ducks in ...

Ducks and geese on a backyard farm in Oahu, the state's main island, tested positive for H5N1 last week, which was likely ...

It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in U.S. dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans continue to pile up.

A viral respiratory disease is causing a multi-state outbreak in wild birds, poultry and other animals. Bird flu has also lead to more than four dozen infections in people in the U.S. While most human ...

"In the middle of all this, I reached out to a vet and we were working together and decided to inform the state and federal ...