Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...

For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...

The Butte County Public Health Department is warning the public about Bird Flu detection in a backyard poultry flock in the ...

CDC has asserted that the risk to general public is considerably low, and that there has not been any spread of the bird flu from the patients ...

L.A. County public health officials are reupping their warning to pet owners: Do not feed pets raw food. More cats have been ...

When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, ...

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