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 ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Kleptoparasitism, in which a bird harasses another to steal its food, might introduce avian flu to the continent, currently ...

Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...

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 ...