A sample of the virus found in a critically ill patient in the US has shown signs of mutating to better suit human airways, although there is no indication it has spread beyond that individual.

A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird ...

The manufacturer of a popular pet food brand has issued a recall of its raw and frozen cat food, according to the Washington ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that a single severe case of bird flu detected in a Louisiana man shows a rare mutation of the virus.

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...

If you’ve visited your neighborhood grocery store over the holiday season, you might have noticed a lack of the usual variety ...

Yes, pets can get bird flu from eating raw food. Pets can contract bird flu through contact with infected poultry or carcasses, or from eating contaminated food. Since cooking and pasteurization kill ...

The Washington State Sanctuary is currently facing a crisis as it has lost tens of its big cats. The untimely fatalities are the result of the spread of bird flu among the animals in the facility.

Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) yesterday reported that a house cat has died from H5N1 avian flu after eating raw ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...