The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of ...

Experts share tips on where to find reliable bird flu updates amid the communication freeze for federal health agencies.

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.

Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...

Scientists are concerned that bird flu may eventually mutate so that it can readily spread among people – something it cannot ...

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...

As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...