For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

San Bernadino resident Joseph Journell says he lost two beloved cats after they drank raw milk contaminated with bird flu and ...

Dozens of cats across the U.S. have tested positive for avian flu, federal officials say. The west coast has been hit ...

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

While cases of bird flu in humans have steadily climbed since last fall, health officials maintain the risk to humans is low ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

The Biden administration is committing $306 million to strengthen the nation's response to the H5N1 avian influenza, according to a Jan. 3 HHS news release shared with Becker's. The commitment aims to ...

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

The Butte County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of bird flu (H5N1) in a non-commercial backyard poultry ...

Farmers will now have to prove that they did everything possible to prevent outbreaks before they can receive governmental indemnity payments. Also in the news: Combined bird and human flu could have ...

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.