The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up—but only in areas populated by farm animals. The avian flu ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers ...

On Monday state officials announced they had completed testing on all 95 licensed farms in Massachusetts that have dairy ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that ...

Updated vaccines for the flu and covid are available, and a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease physician is encouraging the ...

The case is concerning because it's the first human case this year not tied to a known exposure to animals. Before now, all ...

The regular flu vaccine as well as high dose vaccine is now available at Southeastern Idaho Public Health. The flu vaccine can be administered with most other vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine.

The avian flu virus has been widespread in U.S. poultry as well as herds of dairy cows, raising alarms that the virus might somehow mutate and spread between people. Advertisement The wastewater ...