A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals — mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...

Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported 15 more H5N1 avian flu ...

Public health departments relied on COVID funding to expand testing, lab and vaccination capabilities. Local health leaders ...

Sweeping cuts to federal health agencies have created uncertainty about the future of a variety of public health programs.

Around 40 people were in hospitals across B.C. with COVID as of Friday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said ...

2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain.

India reported its last human H5N1 infection in 2021, a fatal case in an 11-year-old boy who had an underlying medical condition. However, in May 2024, Australia reported an H5N1 infection in an ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain.

Communities throughout the U.S. have been afflicted by a large influenza load this year, but numbers are now trending downward, according to the Jefferson County General Health District’s medical ...