Bird flu, or avian influenza, primarily affects birds but there have been cases reported in humans as well. Unfortunately, a patient recently died from severe avian influenza A (H5N1), marking the ...

H5N1 bird flu poses a pandemic threat as CDC identifies 9 alarming mutations enhancing human infection risk Learn about its ...

As bird flu cases in the United States have begun to surface over the past year, public health officials continue to raise ...

Bird flu, also known as avian flu or H5N1, is known to infect birds. However, new findings highlight a growing concern that H5N1 bird flu strains are rapidly mutating and infecting a new host species ...

A major bird flu outbreak has hit a Suffolk County poultry farm. Dozens of state and federal agricultural workers dressed in ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

A wild goose found at Green Chimneys in Putnam County has tested positive for H5N1. What to know about bird flu.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...

Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...

The H5N1 virus has mutated —meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better—raising new questions about H5N1’s pandemic ...

In a press release issued on Jan 15., the San Antonio-based research team said mutation was more possible in humans.