San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

Bird flu (H5N1) primarily affects birds but has spread to mammals, including humans. While human transmission remains rare, ...

Yes, there is an egg shortage due to bird flu. Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed there is ...

The virus was reported in a commercial flock of ducks. It’s the first time the subtype has been detected in the United States ...

The Latin American poultry industry is requesting the WOAH change the name of avian flu by removing the word ‘avian.’ ...

The topic and treatment of contagious disease has become controversial since COVID-19 came along, but what is not ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...

The Covid “pandemic’ was nothing compared to the greatest killer of humanity, The Black Death of the 14th century, and the ...

Since the bird flu outbreak began in 2022, all 50 states have reported infections. The virus has ravaged populations of wild birds, poultry and dairy cattle. According to the Centers for Disease ...

an epidemiologist in the Influenza Division at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told Health. For example, flu activity generally increases in October and lasts until May in the ...