Updated vaccines, proper hygiene and staying home when you're sick can help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses this ...

The CDC collaborates with diagnostics industry leaders to develop a rapid, point-of-need test for avian influenza A/H5 in ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...

A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with a case of H5N1 bird flu, according to health officials. The ...

and is using flu surveillance to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people, particularly those with animal exposures. CDC began monitoring wastewater across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...

The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022.

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said ...