Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

The puzzling halt in reported human bird flu cases has prompted health officials to renew calls for vigilance, even as ...

Brazil has reported its first H5N1 avian flu outbreak in commercial poultry, which began on May 12 near the city of ...

(Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years, and starting early last year ...

A 2024-25 flu season that has been classified as high severity has now reached low transmission levels, but 10 new ...

Experts are divided on the pandemic potential of H5N1, with opinions ranging from moderate to serious concern. While the CDC maintains the risk to the general public is low, human infections have ...

Overall, the state has confirmed H5N1 infections in 38 people, none after Jan. 14. During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu ...