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.

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 ...

In contrast, influenza A affects many different animals, including birds and humans, and mutates quickly. This means new strains can emerge that infect people and spread efficiently, without as much .

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) under the Ministry of Public Health has issued an alert after confirmation of the first severe case of avian influenza H5N1 in the United States. Officials urge ...

However, August passed without detection of the virus in any sick or dead wild birds tested. Public reports of sick or dead waterfowl picked up in mid-September and H5 avian influenza virus was again ...

"We have about 600 dairies inside California right now that are in quarantine because of avian influenza," said Dr. Michael Payne, a large animal researcher at UC Davis. Payne said the virus has ...

An older person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu from a backyard flock is now hospitalized with a "severe" case of avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in ...

Someone in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a “severe case” of avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Health is alerting the public following the first presumptive positive human case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, per the CDC. The individual from Louisiana who contracted the severe case has been hospitalized.

One case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as HPAI ... have previously noted that migratory birds can carry the virus without becoming sick at all. Get a first alert to breaking news ...