The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 - and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release ...

Scientists also know a lot more about H5N1 bird flu than they did the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the US has been preparing for the threat of a new flu outbreak for a long time. Still, the virus is ...

also known as avian flu H5N1, though there is concern that the virus, which has spread among farm cows in the US, may mutate and spread to humans, leading to a flu pandemic. One of the barriers ...

Influenza A(H5N1) is one of several "avian influenza viruses (AIVs)," notable for causing severe and usually lethal respiratory tract infections in birds. Colloquially termed "bird flu," AIVs are ...

The case, and the death of a Louisiana resident over the age of 65 who was hospitalized with a severe H5N1 avian flu infection in December, are stark reminders “that this is not a mild virus ...

A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). As of Dec. 23, there had been 36 confirmed human cases of bird flu in ...

Should you worry about a bird flu outbreak here? Here are the symptoms, how to protect yourself and what to do if you are exposed to H5N1 virus. Bird flu, also know as H5N1 or avian influenza, is a ...