They were admitted to hospital, and on November 14, officials confirmed that tests showed infection with an H5N5 avian ...
Bird flu may be particularly severe in humans because it is resistant to one of the body’s most important defence systems, a ...
The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...
A Washington state resident has been hospitalized with H5N5 bird flu — a strain never before seen in humans. The patient, an ...
Earlier this week, a turkey flock in Redwood County, Minnesota, tested positive for bird flu. It's the first positive test among commercial birds since April, and it has turkey farmers on alert. There ...