The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, has infected more than 130 million birds over the past two years as it ...

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.

The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave ...

Moderna led S&P 500 gainers Tuesday, a day after the first bird-flu death was reported in the U.S. The biotech company is developing a vaccine for H5N1.

At least 66 people in the U.S. tested positive for the bird flu during 2024, including 63 cases that resulted from exposure ...