The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could ...

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

As health officials track bird flu cases, we're getting answers about what this could mean for human transmission.

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.

Samples taken from the first patient who died from bird flu show that a strain of the virus has “mutated” to infect humans ...

There’s “always a potential for this virus to become a pandemic, but there’s also the potential for any existing — or not yet ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in ...

Extreme weather events could also displace bird habitats, change the way they access food, and consequently impact the way ...