The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The U.S’s biggest dairy-producing state is being squeezed by the recent outbreak of bird flu, which also affects cattle—and ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

2. It’s possible that less of the virus is circulating: Humans can become infected with bird flu through exposure to sick wild birds, poultry, backyard flocks or cattle.

The possible natural reason bird flu cases are down During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu: Cases peak in the fall and early ...

As of Jan. 7, the CDC said, there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. since 2022 and the risk of bird flu to the general public remains low.

San Mateo County public health officials announced Thursday that they'd discovered a pet cat in Half Moon Bay infected with H5N1 bird flu. That comes just two days after they reported finding the ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.

California declared a state of emergency due to the bird flu outbreak in cattle. Experts say current human impact remains low, but warn that larger concerns are possible if the spread mutates in ...

California has declared a state of emergency after a severe case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in Louisiana. This significant development marks the first severe human case of avian influenza A ...