H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. But last year ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife ...

Infection can also be transmitted to people by touching surfaces contaminated with infected bird mucous, saliva or feces and then touching their eyes, mouth or nose, or if liquid contaminated splashes ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — Health officials announced that a Grays Harbor County resident has tested preliminarily positive for avian influenza, potentially marking Washington’s first human case of bird ...

Strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus have been present in Pennsylvania’s wild birds since early 2022.

The first human case of bird flu in Texas also appears to be the first in the country linked to direct exposure to dairy cattle, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Monday. Avian ...

This winter, avian influenza viruses have continued to circulate in wild birds across Pennsylvania, and more birds will be ...