The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

New cases of avian flu are being reported in Pennsylvania for the first time in nearly two months. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an outbreak ...

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

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...

In other H5N1 developments, the USDA confirmed an outbreak at an Arizona layer farm that has more than 2 million birds.

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...

Currently, the CDC is utilizing flu surveillance systems to monitor avian influenza in people. Experts are now warning that the circulation of avian influenza within mammals increases the risk of ...

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 ...

As the avian flu spreads across the country, a main concern is the virus mutating and causing human-to-human transmission that, so far, has not been detected. The CDC has reported at least 70 ...