Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.

One very easy way to lower the chances of a genetic shuffling would be for everyone, but especially farm workers, to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All ...

After the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon was confirmed on Friday, health officials are ...

The dead birds included ducks, a good and a zebra dove. After conducting necropsies and collecting samples, the Department of Health confirmed the animals were positive for avian flu. The ...

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

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been more than 40 confirmed human cases in the United States, according to ...

Pending confirmatory testing, this would mark Woodland Park Zoo’s first case of bird flu, a viral infection carried by wild birds such as waterfowl. Bird flu is primarily spread through ...