But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

A US man aged 66 has died after battling a bird flu infection for almost three weeks, the country’s apex health body, the ...

The U.S. reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a significant milestone in the outbreak. The patient was ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on in response to the bird flu outbreak affecting dairy herds. Find out more ...

When H5N1 is detected in hens, the entire flock is euthanized, decreasing the country’s supply of eggs, and driving up the price of a dozen. But just because the CDC doesn’t view bird flu as a ...

Three tigers and a leopard had died at the Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada Zoological Park late December. That they succumbed to ...

The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with poultry farms and culling operations. For two cases, the source of ...

While the human cases have been mostly mild, the H5N1 bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc in the American egg industry and heightened concerns about a new pandemic. Although the CDC said the ...