When the H5N1 outbreak accelerated in October 2025, few anticipated how swiftly it would reshape global food systems. Within ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the ...

There is no evidence the youngster was exposed to livestock or any infected animals, deepening the mystery about the spread of H5N1 bird flu.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Tuesday after a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Hamilton County -- the state's ninth ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident of ...

The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed late Friday. The person was an older adult with underlying health ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) use of its “Biothreat Radar Detection System” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week.

Although bird flu infections in humans remain rare, this case marks a significant development in flu surveillance in the U.S.