The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

With cold and flu season approaching, it's worth knowing about another virus out there-albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not ...

The case is concerning because it's the first human case this year not tied to a known exposure to animals. Before now, all ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has picked five lab partners to develop a test for avian influenza A (H5N1) — ...

Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of flu.

The deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, has been detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities, signaling a silent spread that could ...

A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions, ...

Scientists are racing to understand how a person in Missouri who had no contact with animals became infected with H5 bird flu ...

This is the 14th human case of bird flu reported this year in the United States and the first without a known occupational exposure to infected animals.

So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The first human case of bird flu has been detected in Missouri. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5), ...