Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

Oregon confirms its first human bird flu case, the latest in dozens of cases in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the ...

Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...

With migratory waterfowl back for the cold seasons, Oregon is the first state to report new spike in avian flu detections ...

The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health is partnering up with the El Paso Fire Department to host a free drive-thru ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in ...

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. An infectious disease ...