Amid an escalating bird flu outbreak spreading in the United States, federal health officials have begun to brief members of ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County ...

"Because of our aggressive approach to testing and quarantine plans, we successfully reduced the threat of avian flu and ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

As bird flu cases crop up across the country, here's what a food safety expert wants you to know about getting the virus from ...

A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.

A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...

Concern rises after positive cases found in wild birds and poultry in Delaware’s Kent County and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune ...

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...