With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped ...

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.

A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died. The hospitalization, first announced Dec.

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat ...

Researchers report the first confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu in horses, highlighting their role as potential reservoirs for ...

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...

A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in ...

An animal disease specialist says the recent uptick in avian influenza outbreaks is in part due to the milder winter weather.