Farm workers facing possible arrest would likely resist getting tested for bird flu should there be a resurgence this fall, ...

What Are the Types of Bird Flu? Though H5N1 has fueled much of the current bird flu outbreak, it is not the only bird flu strain that has been confirmed in the U.S.

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.

Although the immediate risk may seem low, Dr. Archelle Georgiou breaks down the current situation and discusses what you can do to be proactive about protecting yourself and your family.

In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been let go.

Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are staples of the winter cold and flu season, but the measles, whooping cough and norovirus are also driving illnesses across the country.

Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.

The flu virus is changing in ways never seen before, increasing infections and raising concerns about vaccine effectiveness and public health risks.

Flu is considered widespread in South Carolina and the most cases are in the Upstate area.

Health experts warn of another potential pandemic due to the H5N1 avian flu. The virus, impacting birds and mammals, has spread across the U.S. and resulted in significant poultry losses. The ...