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

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

Doctors say the case of a teen left in critical condition shows H5N1 "can cause severe human illness." Mutations in the virus are deepening concerns about the spread of H5N1.

Take a look at the editorial cartoons from New York Daily News staffer Bill Bramhall for January and February 2025.

In coming years, the bird flu may cost billions of dollars more in expenses and losses. Worse, the outbreak poses the threat ...

So far, the H5N1 virus isn't transmitted between people — but the CDC has found a mutation in a human case "concerning." ...

All year, I’ve been keeping tabs on the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle and birds in the United States. As a ...

Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.