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

The deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, has been detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities, signaling a silent spread that could ...

The case is concerning because it's the first human case this year not tied to a known exposure to animals. Before now, all ...

A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions, ...

A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not ...

The emergence of new transmission pathways for avian influenza is a growing concern. A recent study conducted in a colony of ...

So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been ...

This is the 14th human case of bird flu reported this year in the United States and the first without a known occupational exposure to infected animals.

Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has picked five lab partners to develop a test for avian influenza A (H5N1) — ...

Scientists are racing to understand how a person in Missouri who had no contact with animals became infected with H5 bird flu ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The first human case of bird flu has been detected in Missouri. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5), ...