This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in March shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby ...

NEW YORK – The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday.

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 ...

It’s clearly positive, and it’s clearly H5N1 and not another influenza virus based on the test,” she said. Richard Webby, director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center ...

Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

This sets up a literal virus breeding ground. Influenza ... don't have the virus under control in California,” says Jonker. The USDA has approved seven field trials of H5N1 vaccine candidates ...

“Due to the ongoing impact of Highly Pathogeic Avian Influenza (HPAI ... dishes that call for raw or under-cooked ingredients. At least 37 cases of bird flu in humans have been reported ...

More than 107,000 people died from measles globally in 2023, a majority of whom were under fives years ... almost all cases of H5N1 - the most common bird flu strain in humans - have been reported ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) poses a low risk to the general public, according to U.S. public health experts. They believe current treatments and vaccines, along with ...

MARYLAND — As bird flu spreads across the country, a case has hit a little closer to home. A presumptive positive test of the H5N1 virus has been found in ... new variation of the Highly Pathogenic ...