Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...

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

Louisiana reported a person hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, and the USDA has begun bulk milk testing ...

A patient in Louisiana was hospitalized after a recent exposure with the CDC issuing guidance to those most at-risk of infection.

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

Public health officials have just reported the first known “severe” case of bird flu in the United States. There are now 61 ...

Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can cause flu in birds and sometimes spread to mammals ... According to the CDC, H5N1 bird flu has infected 876 dairy herds ...

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." ...

The first severe case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in Louisiana. Here is a map of other states that have been affected.

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 ...