The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...

Felines of all varieties tend to explore and hunt smaller prey, such as birds and mice, which can carry bird flu.

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...

Birx added that her greatest fear is someone getting infected with bird flu during the regular seasonal flu, potentially ...

Pet owners are reminded that prevention is the best strategy for protecting their animal companions from the disease.

After surviving a tumultuous 2023, farmers had hoped 2024 would be kinder and a bit more profitable. A year later, farmers ...

The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.

First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the ...

A big cat sanctuary in Washington is temporarily closed and quarantined after bird flu killed 20 wild cats there, including ...

The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...