The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

To date, there have been no reports of human-to-human transmission, according to the CDC. The CDC says the risk to the average American from bird flu remains low, but it's higher for people who ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

Over the past 15 months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 70 human cases of bird flu across ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 ...

The bird flu virus remains a wild card that continues to threaten U.S. poultry and egg supplies while upping the ante with risk to human health.