Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to whole cucumbers has ...

Moderna's mNexspike COVID vaccine approved by FDA for older adults and at-risk groups after Phase 3 trial shows improved ...

Bird flu has wiped nearly all of Hickman's Family Farms' chickens in Arizona, forcing the Southwest's largest egg producer to ...

State and local health departments depend on federal money and support. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

However, despite the CDC's reports of low risk to the public, many experts have varying opinions on whether bird flu cases among humans could escalate to become a more serious problem. Here's what ...

"Bird flu is very deadly to cats, and we urgently need to figure out how widespread the virus is in cat populations to better assess spillover risk to humans," she said. "We want to help protect ...

Leading scientists have published a call-to-action urging global governments to address the escalating H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in North America ... experts caution that genetic mutations or ...

SATURDAY, April 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Bird flu is changing fast and could become more dangerous to humans, new research from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte suggests.

However, global health officials monitor avian flu because the virus has a high mortality rate (rate of death). If the virus mutates, or changes, to be able to spread more easily from human to human, ...

Recent research shows the bird flu virus may be just a few mutations away from transmitting more readily to humans, which could elevate risk. If you haven’t yet been sick this winter ...

This influx in bird flu has led to lakes and other areas placing advisories to discourage activity around waterfowl. However, even with the recent outbreak, the risk to humans isn’t high.