The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive.

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

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in cows in the U.S. early in 2024.

Hundreds of dead birds have reportedly been falling from the sky in dystopian scenes in Pennsylvania. Wildlife officials ...

We are currently witnessing the growing spread of H5N1 avian flu across the globe. Here in the United States, the USDA Animal ...

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

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...

Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

The first severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1), also known as H5N1 bird flu, has been confirmed in the United States, ...

The bird flu that is circulating around the world is suspected of having killing about 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley, spreading to a species that is migrating through the region by the thousands ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.