Outbreaks of H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza - commonly known as bird flu - have been confirmed at a commercial turkey operation in Sampson County in southeastern North Carolina and in a ...

State and federal health officials are warning the public about two ongoing health concerns affecting Louisiana residents: ...

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next ...

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether ...

The H5N1 avian flu, commonly known as the bird flu, has been going around North Carolina, and another county in central N.C.

The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.

Nolen RS. Wildlife likely spread H5N1 to Wisconsin dairy herd. American Veterinary Medical Association. Published December 31, 2025. Accessed January 6, 2026. https://www.avma.org/news/wildlife-likely ...

The genetic sequencing of the bird flu virus detected in a Dodge County dairy herd earlier this month indicates it was a new ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Tuesday confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a ...

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Has the search for cases been weakened by ...