H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana show signs of mutations that may make the virus more transmissible to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...

Researchers testing dead black vultures found bird flu in about four out of five of them, according to a University of ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife managers and public health officials on alert.

A little-known variant of bird flu has evolved to become better adapted to infecting people and could pose a pandemic threat to humans, a team of researchers has warned.

The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...

More than four out of every five dead black vultures examined by University of Georgia researchers tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a new study published in ...

National experts say house cats in several states have been diagnosed with bird flu. Here's what you need to know to protect ...

Discover how CRISPR-based therapy could revolutionize HPAI treatment in poultry, offering farmers a lifesaving alternative to complete flock depopulation and preventing costly outbreaks.

Japan reports HPAI bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido poultry farm affecting 190,000 birds, reinforcing global monitoring of avian influenza and zoonotic risk.

It’s been five years since the start of a zoonotic COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions of people. Now, the United Nations is urging member governments to take coordinated action to address the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says that vaccinating the nation’s poultry flocks against pervasive H5N1 bird flu could turn them into “mutation factories.” “All of my ...