At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, ...

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an older adult with ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has been recorded around the world — in poultry, in wild birds and in mammals, including humans. So, should we be worried about a potential new ...

PARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head ...

U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low. H5N1 has been spreading among more animal ...