H5N1, or bird flu, initially presents with common flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, and fatigue, making early detection ...

Cambodia's health ministry today announced another human H5N1 avian flu case of the year, involving a 5-year-old boy from ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

November 22, 2024 – The CDC announces a case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in a child in California. This is the first reported case in the US of a child infected with H5 bird flu.

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...

The CDC reminds the public that poultry and eggs should always be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees in order to kill bacteria and viruses, including avian influenza A viruses.

Recently, there have been several human cases of bird flu within U.S. dairy and poultry workers. Currently, the CDC is utilizing flu surveillance systems to monitor avian influenza in people.

Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A (H5N1), has sporadically been reported in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows across the United States, Canada and some other countries.

As the avian flu spreads across the country, a main concern is the virus mutating and causing human-to-human transmission that, so far, has not been detected. The CDC has reported at least 70 ...

Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.