The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ...

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A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...

A patient in Louisiana has died from avian influenza in what authorities consider to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can ...

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...