The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of ...

Birds in the United States can be affected by avian flu, also called H5N1 bird flu or avian influenza. But can it affect your family? Bird flu is caused by avian influenza type A viruses ...

Arizona’s largest egg producer has lost 95 percent of its chickens due to the bird flu, signaling a potential price increase for eggs. On Monday, the Arizona Department of Agriculture announced a ...

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped appearing. Has the search for cases been ...

The move to pull funding for drugmaker Moderna to continue testing an mRNA vaccine intended to protect people from the bird ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has pulled funding to help develop a bird flu vaccine, because of course it has.

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high” risk of an outbreak to which it would be ...

A farm in Matteson is bringing chickens back to their property now that a 120-day quarantine caused by the bird flu has been ...

Moderna announced positive interim results from an early-stage trial of a vaccine that targeted bird flu virus.

The world’s fastest bird has acclimated to living among people. They’re also amassing fans, as legions of devotees follow ...