Eggs are in short supply in California and high priced due to bird flu, laws, high labor and supply costs, and increased ...

CDC officials said they opted to upgrade the advisory after seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird. "That's a newer finding in the history of H5 - not ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

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

A recent bird flu death has sparked fears that a "brand-new virus" could potentially mutate under the right conditions and ...

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

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 ...