The chart showed that a teenager and a dairy worker in two households started showing symptoms of H5N1 - bird flu - within days of their cats testing positive for the disease.

The following chart created by Newsweek using Flourish shows global cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans from 2015 to 2023, according to WHO data. What People Are Saying ...

Should people be concerned about bird flu? Here's what a new study says about mutations 03:33. A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health ...

As the World Health Organization calls the current outbreak a “significant public health concern,” here’s everything to know about the bird flu and whether humans are at risk.

Even though the 2024-2025 migratory bird season is winding down, concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — remain. Bird flu: What you need to know Article by ...

In 2016, a cat in a New York City shelter spread a different bird flu virus to a person, as CDC reported. But in 2004, people at a Thai zoo had positive antibodies results for H5N1 after tigers ...

CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment after more infections found among dairy workers. 46 human cases have been confirmed so far this year in the U.S., the CDC said.

The number of flocks with bird flu in the US nearly doubled in December compared to the month before. According to the USDA, 122 commercial and backyard flocks tested positive, up from 62 in November.

In 2023, Japan banned chicken imports from Brazil's Espirito Santo state after bird flu was found on a non-commercial farm there. ... and 1,971 cases in the season before that.