Public health experts share concerns that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could turn into a pandemic. What to know after Louisiana ...

While the risk of contracting and dying from the H5N1 avian flu remains low for humans, researchers continue to hunt for ...

According to the World Health Organization, infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate.

H5N1 is a highly contagious strain of avian influenza A that primarily affects birds. It has circulated for years, but a more virulent variant emerged in 2024, decimating poultry flocks and raising ...

In a new report, the Global Virus Network (GVN) has urged governments to boost surveillance, strengthen farm safety measures, ...

It takes several hours for the results of a polymerase chain reaction test, which “detects genetic material from a pathogen ...

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

As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, ...

Avian flu spreads rapidly among domesticated birds with weaker immunity and can mutate to become especially deadly. If these strains return from livestock to the wild, birds such as this year's bird ...

it could spiral into a possible pandemic Avian influenza is constantly changing. Every new infection increases the odds bird flu could potentially become more deadly or easily transmissible ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago, with ...