The worrying alert comes just months after the world's first case of bird flu was identified in a sheep in the UK ...

Australia is facing a sharp and early surge in influenza, with more than 63,000 cases already recorded and flu-related deaths ...

The ongoing battle against bird flu, particularly the H5N1 strain, continues to shape the poultry and dairy industries across ...

This includes 12 newly reported outbreaks in seven countries — Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and ...

Colleen Chawla is settling into an important role for San Mateo County: as its chief health officer who manages 2,200 employees and a $1.3 billion budget.

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a 2024 discovery came as a surprise to public health experts.

Federal officials tracking bird flu have found the virus on poultry farms, but experts say the outbreaks are not currently a ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...

The Trump administration’s radical cuts to overseas development funding have wiped $160mn from the FAO’s health security ...

"Infections among mammalian species in frequent contact with humans should be closely monitored," the researchers wrote ...

Despite their propensity for catching bird flu, cats are not actively monitored for the disease and any testing typically ...

H5N1 is particularly lethal for poultry, often leading to the rapid death of entire flocks. Cattle, on the other hand, have shown a stronger ability to recover. Human infections have remained rare and ...