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The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306 million to continue its H5N1 avian ...

A Louisiana resident infected by H5N1 bird flu has died, state authorities there reported Monday, marking the first U.S.

The Central Valley is home to many of California's most vulnerable groups to bird flu: agricultural workers. It's also where ...

The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the ...

APHIS classifies the flock as a commercial operation – the state’s first since the U.S. outbreak began in 2022.

The virus is spreading among animals, while viral mutations raise concerns about potential adaptation to human hosts.

() − The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies are closely monitoring the spread of the HN51 avian influenza, commonly known as the bird ...

Although caution is encouraged for people in regular proximity with poultry or dairy cows, the risk of avian influenza is ...

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next pandemic.

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.