The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...

King Charles III offered "heartfelt thanks" to healthcare workers in his 2024 Christmas message after a year in which he and ...

Foxes in Norway and Slovenia are among the latest victims of the virus. Over the past week, notifications from national ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...

Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between ...

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ramped up its fight against the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...

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

(CNN) — A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe ...

Northwest Naturals is recalling a batch of its pet food after a cat died from bird flu, which was found in the cat food. Bird ...