STAT recently spoke to Erica Pan, California’s state epidemiologist, about what public health officials are doing to monitor ...

Six health care workers in the US who were in close contact with a patient known to have bird flu developed mild respiratory ...

The United States has ramped up influenza surveillance amid an ongoing outbreak of the bird flu virus H5N1 in dairy cattle.

The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented bout of bird flu, also known as H5N1. Since 2022, the virus has killed ...

As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its ...

Further testing could confirm whether the patient, who has since recovered, actually had bird flu despite testing positive.

Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human transmission of the bird flu? NBC Universal, Inc. A total of seven people who were ...

The case of a Missouri hospital patient who tested positive for bird flu five weeks ago has confounded disease detectives and frustrated public health experts. The patient reported no exposure to ...

The process will ensure vaccines are ready to distribute if needed. Federal health officials announced Friday they are providing $72 million to vaccine manufacturers to help ensure currently ...

Joe Biden had the war in the Middle East. For America’s next president, the crisis might be bird flu. The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented bout of bird flu, also known as H5N1.