The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

Bird flu is on the rise in Oregon and across the U.S, and Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild offered guidance Tuesday on how ...

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.

A local avian expert wants municipal and federal health authorities to increase public education efforts in the wake of ...

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

Tuesday's edition of Forbes Daily covers Dana White joining Meta, Nvidia's stock jump, Bezos' robotics investments, medical ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306 million to continue its H5N1 avian ...

Avian influenza has been detected on a farm near the Central Kootenay community of Edgewood.