For those who feel taking medical advice from Robert Kennedy, Jr. is risky, consider his plan for avian flu. Suggesting we ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered sanctuary to 400 ostriches facing death in Canada due to bird flu. Dr. Oz, the Trump appointed director of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), along ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...

"It’s important to know that the current risk for bird flu in people is low," says Dr. Jennifer Brull, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

What is the H5N1 situation in Washington? In Washington, bird flu was first identified in a backyard flock in May 2022, according to the Washington State Department of Public Health. The first ...

More than 1,000 herds have been affected in the U.S., most of them in California. The bird flu has also led to the deaths of millions egg-laying hens in the U.S.

In past outbreaks, bird flu has often been deadly in people. Dr. Kay Russo: If you look at cases worldwide of H5 influenza, the mortality rate's fifty per cent.

In people, avian flu symptoms resemble those of seasonal flu and can range from mild to severe, sometimes turning deadly. Symptoms also may include conjunctivitis — eye irritation and redness.

POWELL, Ohio — As the bird flu epidemic ravages farms across the nation, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is taking precautionary measures to ensure its animals stay safe. That means some exhibits ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.