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.

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife ...

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 ...

There has been a lot said about bird flu. For a time, many experts believed that we were on the verge of a full-blown pandemic due to the virus, primarily because of a lack of preventive measures.

Infection can also be transmitted to people by touching surfaces contaminated with infected bird mucous, saliva or feces and then touching their eyes, mouth or nose, or if liquid contaminated splashes ...

Highly pathogenic avian flu, or bird flu, has been confirmed in birds in Boston area parks, public health officials said ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has put up an advisory about highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu or HPAI, at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, the 6,000-acre preserve that ...