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.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Wednesday the temporary import ban of domestic and wild birds, and other poultry ...

January marks the start of flu season and this particular season has many on their toes as cases of the bird flu emerge.

The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has imposed a ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from New Zealand amid an avian influenza or bird flu outbreak.

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, has infected more than 130 million birds over the past two years as it ...

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.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

Portugal reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health ...