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

Hundreds of dead birds have reportedly been falling from the sky in dystopian scenes in Pennsylvania. Wildlife officials ...

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

Although bird flu usually does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Last month, a patient was ...

(CNN) - Illnesses on cruise ships have hit a 12-year high. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were outbreaks on 16 different cruise ships in 2024. The majority of ...

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in ...

Butte County officials on Friday confirmed a bird flu outbreak in a backyard poultry flock, the latest case since Gov. Gavin ...

There are limited reports of avian flu, otherwise known as H5N1, spreading between humans in other parts of the world, ...

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