When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

Scientists are still trying to figure out whether humans can contract bird flu by eating or drinking products contaminated ...

What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens ...

H5N1 isn’t going away anytime soon and could become a pandemic. Here are some tips to help you understand your risk ...

Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle ...

Dr. James Lederer, chief medical officer for Berkshire Health Systems, says we’re seeing the beginning, not the end, of an ...

U.S. medical services providers are seeing the greatest numbers of flu cases since the 2009-2010 flu season, the Centers for ...

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year.

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral Medications in Young Children With Influenza Dec. 17, 2024 — Despite ...

As of Feb. 1, 21.2 per cent of tests have come back positive for influenza. Since Aug. 25, 2024, a total of 76 influenza-associated deaths were reported in Canada.