It is not inevitable that H5N1 will develop into a pandemic -- if we act now. Unfortunately, instead of urgent action, we ...

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

Bird Flu Stays Stable on Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour June 27, 2024 — H5N1 virus in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at ...

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

A Missouri resident has developed bird flu, despite having no known contact with any infected animals or humans.

The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...

In a disclosure that can't eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first ...

California residents are bracing for an early winter storm that is predicted to dust the Sierra Nevada with snow, according ...

A close contact of a Missouri resident identified as having a human case of the H5N1 avian flu also became sick around the ...

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.

Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.

1️⃣ Survival story: A runaway penguin survived for two weeks while lost at sea in Japan during a typhoon. Pen, who was born ...