A little-known variant of bird flu has evolved to become better adapted to infecting people and could pose a pandemic threat to humans, a team of researchers has warned.

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

Park goers may have noticed an increase in dead or dying birds lately amid an active outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, throughout the state. New Jersey reported the ...

Japan reports HPAI bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido poultry farm affecting 190,000 birds, reinforcing global monitoring of avian influenza and zoonotic risk.

A strain of bird flu never seen in humans has infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, state health authorities said. Washington State Department of Health authorities ...

Avian flu is killing black vultures in Georgia, raising concerns about the virus's spread and potential human risk.

A news release on Wednesday says the two cases of avian influenza were confirmed as part of an ongoing monitoring program for ...

A 45-year-old woman from far northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province had been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza.

The threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as ‘bird-flu’, has increased in the North Texas region, according to wildlife experts.