The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...

Type A viruses are the most significant for human and animal health, and they are all descended from avian viruses. The flu A ...

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington state, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...

Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified a few instances of asymptomatic human ...

A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill ...

The older adult had underlying health conditions and was being treated for the bird flu strain H5N5 after becoming the first ...

Canadian federal officials carried out a massive cull, executing nearly 300 ostriches by firing the birds late Thursday night ...

Rare asymptomatic H5N1 bird flu infections detected in humans. Learn how to stay safe and what experts say about this silent, ...

Commonly known as bird flu, the H5N1 avian influenza virus is found in wild aquatic birds across the globe and can also cause outbreaks and disease in poultry. S. Mark Tompkins heads UGA’s Center for ...

A recent JAMA Network Open review confirmed that asymptomatic human infections with highly pathogenic H5N1 (avian flu) are ...

A third case of mammal-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus has been reported in the United States. This latest case, involving a dairy worker in Michigan, raises ...

Earlier this fall, the FDA issued a reminder to pet food manufacturers to consider the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in their food safety plans as H5N1 cases tend to increase during the fall ...