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.

So far, there have been 52 confirmed cases of avian influenza, commonly referred to as the "bird flu," in humans in 2024. Two of the infected patients have been in Missouri.

The report is connected to an outbreak that affected roughly 150,000 birds at a commercial poultry facility in Clackamas County.

Public health officials confirmed six additional cases of bird flu infection of farmworkers, five in California and one in Oregon, raising the U.S. total to 52 this year. The Oregon infection was the ...

Most people have experienced relatively mild symptoms, like pink eye, that could easily be confused with allergies or a cold. Many farm workers also are unlikely to seek care . They often lack ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The first confirmed Avian Flu case in Hawaii was found in a backyard flock of birds in Central Oahu ...

The Oregon Health Authority said there's no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an unnamed individual in Oregon contracted bird flu pathogens in the first case in the state on Friday. The person was linked to ...

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...

With migratory waterfowl back for the cold seasons, Oregon is the first state to report new spike in avian flu detections ...