One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...

The 114 commercial outbreaks in South Dakota have led to the death or intentional killing of more than 6 million turkeys, ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says they plan to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to study a bird flu ...

In two recent interviews on Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed concerns about H5N1 avian influenza in ...

The highly contagious strain of avian flu requires farmers to wipe out their flocks of chickens and turkeys if an infected bird is discovered to prevent mutations that would make the flu more ...

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...

Nearly 400 birds, mostly brown pelicans, near Hatteras Inlet were found dead last month from suspected highly pathogenic ...

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza ...