With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021—and in rare cases can be ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Researchers in Texas detected H5N1 in wastewater from 10 cities, but the risk to humans is currently low. Ongoing ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...

Missouri reported its first human case of the current U.S. outbreak. All other 14 cases nationwide have been livestock ...

The patient reported no contact with animals, leaving experts wondering how they contracted the flu — and whether the virus ...

For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic form ...

Kleptoparasitism, in which a bird harasses another to steal its food, might introduce avian flu to the continent, currently ...

A patient in Missouri was hospitalized with bird flu despite having no reported contact with animals, according to the CDC. Infectious disease experts discuss the potential risk.