A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a strain of bird flu that has not been seen in humans before, according to the Washington State Health Department. Since 2024, there have been 70 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Headlines about avian influenza and its spread to other animals concern me. How worried should I be about the bird flu spreading to humans? ANSWER: Avian influenza remains a concern ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

India has seen renewed concern over Nipah virus in West Bengal and ongoing bird flu (avian influenza) threats in Bihar. But ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A recent bird flu death in Washington state is a ...

People have been warned not to touch dead or sick birds after a case of avian flu was confirmed in Nottinghamshire. The disease was found in a wild whooper swan in Shelford, according to ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. The man, an older adult with ...

Avian flu can be transmitted from birds to humans; transmission among humans, however, is limited. The reason may be an eggshell-like mineral layer that the virus acquires due to the high calcium ...