As of December 30, there were 66 confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans in 2024, with about half in ...

When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, ...

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from a severely ill patient in Louisiana revealed multiple mutations that may ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

King Charles III offered "heartfelt thanks" to healthcare workers in his 2024 Christmas message after a year in which he and ...

The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1 bird flu, has been confirmed after officials worked to quarantine ...

The preliminary results will have to be confirmed by the National Veterinary Service Laboratories, which could take well into ...

The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...

A dozen more dairy herds in California have been stricken with bird flu as the virus continues to infect animals and humans around the U.S. Nearly 700 herds in the state — or 71 percent of all herds — ...

"I feel like we should've learned our lesson from COVID, that just because we aren't testing doesn't mean the virus isn't there," Dr. Leana Wen said.

According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, US, the H5N1 (Bird Flu), has mutated inside this single patient to ...