Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed the first U.S. human death from bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The patient, who ...

Headlines have focused on a recent surge in HMPV in China, but the virus is fairly common during the ... The virus, much like the flu and common colds, spikes during the winter season.

The flu shot this year appears to be fairly effective against about 75% of the strains circulating, according to the CDC. The vaccine is not that effective against the influenza A strain ...

More hospital groups around the country are introducing infection control measures with the number of people hospitalised with flu standing at 1,034. This represents an increase of 17 from New ...

Trump takes office, announced on Thursday that it would nearly double the amount of money it was committing to ward off a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans. Federal health officials have ...

A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off ...

the Type A H5N1 version of bird flu. The CDC says 66 human U.S. cases of that were reported last year, but none of them in the last week. The cases are “fairly sporadic” and the overall risk ...

The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and and its potential threat to humans. While the threat to humans is currently small, here is what you need to ...

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. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first ...

Poultry farmers and hunters in Delaware are being asked to take precautions as state officials investigate a possible bird flu outbreak among snow geese in coastal Sussex County. The Delaware ...

A growing nationwide egg shortage driven by bird flu means omelets are a little smaller at Pete’s Breakfast House on Ventura’s Main Street. The shortfall has sent egg prices everywhere ...