The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.

Many humans may already have some immunity to H5N1 bird flu, raising hopes that the virus could pose less of a threat than ...

H5N1 bird flu has expanded to livestock herds in three new US states this week, broadening an outbreak that scientists say is ...

Disease experts say vaccinating cattle could be the most important step to stop H5N1's advance across US farms.

A human case of H5N1, also known as bird flu, has been identified in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The federal agency notes the risk to the public remains low.

Catherine Quayle has been caring for sick and injured wild animals in New York City for the past 12 years, first as a volunteer at the Wild Bird Fund, the city’s only wildlife rehabilitation center, ...

Moderna moved its H5N1 vaccine candidate into the first late-stage human trial for a pandemic bird flu shot made with mRNA ...

A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals – and occasionally ...

WALLKILL — Preliminary tests show that bird flu is the culprit for a spate of bird deaths in Wallkill in the mid-Hudson Valley. Avian influenza is a highly contagious pathogen that can kill wild birds ...