Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

A B.C. teenager remains in hospital with avian flu, according to British Columbia's top doctor. On Tuesday, Provincial Health ...

In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...

The number of H5N1 bird flu cases in dairy cattle workers in the U.S. may be much higher than reported, indicates a new CDC ...

The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, ...

Helen Branswell, STAT’s infectious disease reporter, has been writing about H5N1 bird flu for ... As best they can tell, the risk now is low. But things could change, and if they do, the time ...

The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.

If one can point to anything good about the H5N1 bird ... seasonal flu. Knowing that many do not have health care coverage — and may be unlikely to prioritize getting a flu shot they have ...

Pigs, in particular, are sometimes called a “mixing vessel,” for flu viruses because they can pool together human and bird flu viruses at the same time, STAT reported. The fear is that various ...

One of the newly identified people who tested positive worked on the same farm as a previously infected person, but they ... bird flu, against seasonal influenza. Seasonal flu vaccines do ...