A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the ...

CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track ...

Farmers, animal rescues and zookeepers in Rhode Island are taking precautions to protect animals, their workers and the ...

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

Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.

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

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

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.

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus ...

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic ducks from Austin.