The bird flu virus remains a wild card that continues to threaten U.S. poultry and egg supplies while upping the ante with risk to human health.

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic ...

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.

Here's the latest to know about the virus and current situation. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is an infectious viral disease that primarily spreads among birds and is caused by infection with ...

a type of bird flu virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years ...

Less is known about milder infections, whether cats can recover from bird flu — or whether the virus can spill over into people. Coleman has been collecting blood samples from cats across the U ...

a type of bird flu virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP) It’s unlikely that a severe human infection, requiring hospitalization, would go unnoticed, said Michael Osterholm ...