A United Nations food agency warned that the continued spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus is an unprecedented food security ...

A shopper browses near the poultry section at a Walmart in Rosemead, California on December 19, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] GENEVA - The global public health risk of influenza A (H5N1) viruses is ...

Since 2005, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ... H5N1 in Côte d’Ivoire – which was confirmed in the West African nation in 2005 and again in 2015.

H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, has established an unprecedented foothold across the United States, creating a situation that health officials are monitoring with heightened vigilance.

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

Virologists are also concerned about a situation where a person simultaneously gets infected with H5N1 and human influenza virus H3N2 or H1N1, each of which is currently circulating as flu ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a widespread risk to the public.

The H5N1 bird flu virus is sweeping across all 50 states, hitting U.S. dairy farms and infecting people. The CDC says the public health risk is low, but they are overseeing the situation. What do ...

Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds. Daskalakis did reveal that genetic sequencing of the virus shows that it is not the version of H5N1 that ...

A United Nations food agency warned that the continued spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus is an unprecedented food security risk that requires a coordinated global response. In a briefing held on ...

GENEVA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The global public health risk of influenza A (H5N1) viruses is currently low, with infection risks for occupationally exposed groups ranging from low to moderate ...