The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...

Bird flu has been spreading in dairy cows in the US—and the scale is likely to be far worse than it looks. In addition, 14 ...

This is where we are with bird flu at the moment: the awkward space between watchful waiting and all-out panic mode. The ...

A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...

With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...

But experts said that all depends on whether there are any further bird flu outbreaks. Outbreaks of bird flu earlier this ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

The patient reported no contact with animals, leaving experts wondering how they contracted the flu — and whether the virus ...

San Diego County is now the fifth location in California to detect the bird flu, county officials announced Monday.

Indeed, some animal markets in the city already have experienced bird flu outbreaks, and operators have had to kill hundreds ...

Missouri reported its first human case of the current U.S. outbreak. All other 14 cases nationwide have been livestock ...