Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

Person-to-person transmission of bird flu has historically been reported in isolated cases involving one to two individuals, but not during the ongoing outbreak in the U.S. Avian flu does not ...

Initially identified in China in 1996, the first major outbreak of H5 family avian flu occurred in North America in 2014-2015. This 2014 outbreak was caused by the H5N8 strain, a close relative of ...

Bird Flu News: After battling the deadly pandemic-causing COVID-19 virus for over 5 years, the United States is now grappling with the highly transmissible H5N1 virus or bird flu virus.

Six active outbreak zones are spread across Jharkhand, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh. Bird flu is a highly infectious viral disease affecting birds, with occasional transmission to mammals.

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Siddipet district, Telangana, specifically at a poultry farm in Kangal village. Authorities are implementing measures to prevent the spread, including ...

This Easter, American families face potentially altered egg hunts due to soaring egg prices, a consequence of the bird flu epidemic impacting poultry farms. The outbreak has disrupted supply ...

Egg supplies have plummeted this year as farmers have culled flocks infected in the ongoing bird flu outbreak in the U.S. Lydia Zuraw/KFF Health News News of the raid spread quickly in California ...

Since the current bird flu outbreak began, more than 168 million birds have been slaughtered, most of them egg-laying chickens. Any time a bird gets sick, the entire flock is killed to help keep ...

Although researchers continue to debate the outbreak's starting location, there's evidence that the strain of flu that caused the pandemic was already in circulation before the cases at Camp ...

The current bird flu outbreak has infected 70 Americans and caused two deaths as of April 8, 2025. Public health and infectious disease experts say the risk to people is currently low, but they ...