The spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the United States has sparked fears of a potential pandemic. The H5N1 virus is ...

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a ...

The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year.

Twelve more US children have died of influenza, surpassing the previous high for a flu season outside of a pandemic year, the ...

Global Virus Network warns of potential H5N1 pandemic, citing outbreaks in US dairy cows and humans. The virus, primarily ...

Experts urge the US to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human ...

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and ...

The recent emergence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus infections in dairy cows and humans in the U.S. has raised alarms regarding the potential for a pandemic,” they wrote. The virus ...

H5N1 is hitting dairy farms and bird populations hard, but it can also affect humans. Has it reached Alabama? What to know ...