The following chart created by Newsweek using Flourish shows global cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans from 2015 to 2023, according to WHO data.

A chart from the CDC on how backyard chickens could spread avian flu. The CDC recommends people handling sick birds or cleaning out a coop after an outbreak don full PPE: goggles, respirator ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

CDC scientific report resumes publication after unprecedented pause But three studies about bird flu remain on hold even as the outbreak spreads.

Georgia, the nation’s leading chicken producer, has suspended all poultry sales after detecting its first case of bird flu in a commercial flock. This development adds to the list of states ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in hospitals.

A vaccine for bird flu exists, but the supply is modest. Nuzzo believes the government should help expand production and make the vaccine available to farmworkers who want to receive it.

Data show Iowa has taken the brunt of the bird flu epidemic that's sweeping the nation. See where ...

Almost two years after the current outbreak of bird flu began in the United States, we are still flying blind. Indications that H5N1 may have jumped to mammals first appeared the same year, when ...