A PERSON in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one of seven seen in the UK since 2021 and the risk to the wider public is ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Over 60 birds were found dead in Plymouth, Massachusetts, from suspected bird flu. State agencies are assisting with the investigation and cleanup efforts in Plymouth and Taunton. Bird flu can ...

H5N1, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A, is a subtype of influenza A virus that causes avian influenza or flu in cows, birds, and other mammals. However, this highly infectious respiratory ...

Bird flu concerns continue to escalate on Maryland's Eastern Shore after the announcement of a case at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County, the fourth case in a Shore poultry operation.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a ... crustacean's head resembled Vader's iconic helmet. The new species also has a ...

A notoriously contagious stomach bug’s spread through Arlington has public health experts urging extra precautions. An alert about a wave of suspected norovirus cases went out to Arlington ...

The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential.

The Government confirmed on Monday (January 20) that the H5N1 strain of the disease had been detected at a premises near Wem. "All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled," a statement ...

Canada’s colder weather goes hand-in-hand with respiratory virus season, with flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulating. While Canadians learned a lot about how to protect themselves from illness during ...

She speaks English and a little French. Bird flu continues to infect animals and humans in the United States, with symptoms that some may struggle to discern from human influenza. Scientists have ...