The nation recorded one of its worst totals for child deaths from the flu this past season, coinciding with troubling drops ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...

The Centers for Disease Control is warning that a drop in vaccinations in the U.S. may have increased flu deaths among ...

As the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn, another season begins: cold and flu season. Just like the seasons, ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has yet to identify “a clear source” of infection in a ...

Federal officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident with no known exposure to bird flu, contracted the ...

A patient in Missouri was hospitalized with bird flu despite having no reported contact with animals, according to the CDC.

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

in case the bird flu does start spreading widely among people or begins causing severe illness. On Thursday, the CDC ...