There have been four flu pandemics since the start of the 20th century. What we’ve learned—and why we still can’t predict the ...

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

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

The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the ...

Since 2022, the largest bird flu outbreak in history has raged across the United States. As a result, egg prices have climbed to record highs and shelves are barren at many grocery stores. Recently, a ...

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...

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 ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

The strain is spreading among US dairy cows, and has infected dozens of people, mainly US farm workers. Read more at ...

CDFA spokesperson Steve Lyle said the egg shortages are related to bird flu, but also a seasonal increase in demand. "Over the holidays, demand went up at grocery stores as more home meals were cooked ...

A third cat, Big Boy, was in hospital for a week before tests showed the animal was infected with the bird flu virus ...

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release ...