Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has so far confirmed 52 human cases of bird flu—otherwise known ... that "the likelihood of spreading H5N1 to humans is low." ...

CDC data shows, with 10,718 wild birds and 122,790,926 poultry being impacted around the country. File photos of a pet cat (main) and the bird flu virus (inset). Cats may be able to spread H5N1 ...

The CDC just confirmed the first US-based severe human case of bird flu in Louisiana. Currently hospitalized, the patient was exposed to sick and deceased birds in backyard flocks, also making ...

In fact, the CDC wrote, "To date, there has been no person-to-person spread identified associated with any of the H5N1 bird flu cases reported in the United States." Click here to follow the ...

The finding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the child, who lives in California, deepened the mystery about the spread of H5N1 ... CDC said. Initial testing did not detect ...

The patient was hospitalized due to their symptoms, and the CDC confirmed the case as of December 13. To date, there has been no person-to-person spread ... of severe H5N1 bird flu illness ...

A rare case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu ... for H5N1 but shared the same common respiratory viruses as the child. So far, there’s no evidence of person-to-person spread ...

The A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu ... be spread to humans and other animals. A recent outbreak of clade 2.3.4.4.b has impacted 832 herds of cattle across 16 states, CDC data shows, with ...