Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t ...

This summary covers diverse health-related developments: bird flu-induced trade restrictions on Brazilian chicken exports, ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its emergency response for bird flu as the outbreak that sickened ...

Doctors and researchers said the moves will make it harder to detect potentially dangerous changes. If the virus continues to ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Even though the 2024-2025 migratory bird season is winding down, concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — remain. The public is paying attention. Consumers are ...

Emails reveal how health departments struggle to track human cases of bird flu Public health decisions largely lie with farm owners who have reported outbreaks among ...

Hundreds of emails from state and local health departments, obtained in records requests from KFF Health News, help reveal why. Despite health officials' arduous efforts to track human infections ...

Infectious Disease > Public Health Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal — "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert by ...