In this Instagram Live discussion, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with Nahid Bhadelia, MD, founding director of the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...

H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy cows to humans. The CDC and health ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.

The bird flu continues to wreak havoc around the world, and now experts are warning of more infections spreading between states and species. The disease has led to the deaths of over 400,000 chickens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird Flu Getty Images/Peter Garrard Beck Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered nearly ...

An advisory has been issued to the public as health authorities move quickly to contain the outbreak and prevent further transmission.

Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare ...

(CNN) — Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year. But the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a rapid expert consultation to assess current and emerging therapeutic options for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus has spread in bird populations in Asia; in 2004, it infected at least 44 humans, killing 32. Three recent studies provide new information about its spread in human ...

Recognizing the critical need for timely and effective diagnostic capabilities, this rapid expert consultation will assess the current “state-of-the-art” for H5N1 diagnostics for humans; identify key ...