From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact ...

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.

The CDC ends its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu after recording 70 human cases and one death nationally, even as experts ...

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

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

RI's restaurant scene has hard a hard year, with some saying they've seen more closures in the last 12 months than ever.

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

A patient in Louisiana with a severe case of the bird flu has died. Mutations in the virus are deepening concerns about the spread of H5N1.