As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – The State of Louisiana identified a case of a domestic cat with bird flu in New Orleans, according to a spokesperson from the city’s Health Department and ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on Jan. 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks ...

When it comes to the growing potential for a bird flu outbreak, the key question is whether the new Trump administration has ...

The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday. The patient, the first in the U.S. to die from bird ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can ...