A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

The Biden administration should approve a vaccine for the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to a former state health ...

Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., ...

Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus better infect human cells.

It can spread to other animals and to humans. The H5N1 bird flu isn’t new. The CDC says the virus was first identified in Southern China in domestic waterfowl in 1996. In 1997, it spread to 18 ...

commonly known as bird flu, less than a month after a child in California was diagnosed with the virus. On Friday, the CDC confirmed a person from Louisiana had avian influenza A virus, H5N1 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...

According to the CDC, there isn't a flu shot that can prevent humans from getting infected by bird flu. While the seasonal flu vaccine doesn’t protect against H5N1 bird flu, it’s important for ...