Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a migratory duck – this time on the island of Maui. This is the first confirmed ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the ...

Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified a few instances of asymptomatic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Widespread in wild birds ...

A Washington man has died after contracting H5N5 bird flu, a virus previously only found in animals.

Although bird flu infections in humans remain rare, this case marks a significant development in flu surveillance in the U.S.

Since first being detected in Newfoundland in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI A(H5Nx), has had a dramatic impact on North America. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

The man was taken to hospital with a high fever, confusion and respiratory distress earlier this month and was later ...

A human death from H5N5 avian influenza in Washington state marks the first global case, raising concerns about cross-species ...

The emergence of a new viral subtype in humans always represents a significant event for global epidemiological surveillance.

In a startling first, a Washington state man has been infected with a strain of bird flu previously only detected in animals and never before in humans. The “severely ill” man was hospitalized with a ...