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

With cold and flu season approaching, it's worth knowing about another virus out there-albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

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

Researchers in Texas detected H5N1 in wastewater from 10 cities, but the risk to humans is currently low. Ongoing ...

Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...

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

There is no current threat of the bird flu becoming a pandemic, but the partnership aims to prepared for any situation.

In addition to San Diego, wastewater bird flu detections in California included west Contra Costa County on June 10, Turlock ...

Today's health news includes concerns that childhood obesity guidelines could increase risk of eating disorders, bird flu ...

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

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

A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried.