The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

Farmers, animal rescues and zookeepers in Rhode Island are taking precautions to protect animals, their workers and the ...

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines ...

The man lost his life after contracting the bird flu virus through exposure to poultry and wild birds. A patient from ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on January 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks ...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...

Amid an escalating bird flu outbreak spreading in the United States, federal health officials have begun to brief members of ...

The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States ...

On January 6, 2025, the CDC was saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (“H5N1 bird flu”) has passed away.

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...