H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

The Galveston County Health District announced Monday that avian influenza, also known as H5N1, had been confirmed in the ...

Residents are being advised to avoid contact with dead birds, and there's also a warning for cat owners.

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the devastation of COVID-19, if the H5N1 virus mutates to spread easily ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Tuesday after a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected ...

According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.

As bird flu cases spread on U.S. farms, a Houston-based company has announced its plans to study a drug candidate.

The death from bird flu of a person in Washington is a reminder that avian flu is circulating widely during flu season, ...

A Hawaiian monk seal swims in a pool after receiving a bird flu vaccine at Ke Kai Ola in Kailua-Kona. The endangered Hawaiian ...

Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, donated some doses of its bird flu vaccine. In October, at four-months-old, the ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.