H5N1 is one of several influenza viruses that causes a highly infectious respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza ...

B.C. health officials are investigating what's believed to be the first human case of avian influenza caught in Canada after ...

B.C. health officials say they have detected Canada's first-ever case of H5 avian influenza in a human. In a news release ...

The bird flu has been spreading rapidly among cows on a handful of dairy farms in California, Idaho and Utah. The virus, also ...

BC announced on Saturday afternoon that an individual in British Columbia had tested presumptive positive for avian influenza ...

New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently ...

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

Though the virus remains deadly to poultry ... But its spread is worrisome because avian flu can be serious, says the California Department of Public Health. We don’t yet know if there are any ...

The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.