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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission
Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that hel…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.
H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …
ANI
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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms
The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What you need to know about eating meat, dairy, and eggs during the bird flu outbreak, according to a food safety expert
Avian flu has been detected in multiple US states. A food safety expert explained how you should th…
Julia Pugachevsky
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A prison inmate in a pre-release work program was the first recorded human case of the bird flu in the US
The virus outbreak is highly contagious to birds — so much so that almost 27 million chickens and t…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A bird flu outbreak is killing bald eagles and driving up egg prices
Experts are worried about an outbreak of H5N1, a highly contagious flu strain that's dangerous to b…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A leading bird flu expert says this 'nasty' outbreak is here to stay: 'There's something different about this virus'
Bird flu expert Richard Webby says the H5N1 virus killing poultry at an alarming rate 'is most defi…
Hilary Brueck
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The worst bird-flu outbreak in US history is 'wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before.' Here's what you need to know.
The new, more contagious bird-flu virus, H5N1, has decimated wild-bird populations and contributed …
Bethany Dawson
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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, China is now also fighting deadly bird flu
However, the outbreak is a cause for concern because the contagion is often fatal, with a 60% morta…
Paulina Cachero
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Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe
The disease is not believed to pose a threat to humans, and there is currently no suggestion it cou…
Will Martin
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A new swine-flu strain with 'pandemic potential' was just found circulating in Chinese pigs
A new flu strain in Chinese pigs shares genes with the virus that caused the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and…
Holly Secon
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Birds poop out flu viruses that could become deadly global pandemics. These scientists swab their butts to protect us from that threat.
So every spring, a troupe of flu researchers flock to the southernmost tip of New Jersey in Delawar…
Hilary Brueck
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A 'highly pathogenic strain' of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in China's Hunan province
"The designation of low or highly pathogenic avian influenza refers to the potential for these viru…
Connor Perrett,Connor Perrett
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A Hospital Employee Broke The H7N9 Bird Flu News Over China's Twitter
And on March 6, someone posted on Weibo, "Ask the hospital to tell the truth." The anonymous postin…
Jennifer Welsh
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3 cases of bird flu popped up on an Alabama farm - just days after 2 in Tennessee
The spread of highly pathogenic flu could represent a financial blow for poultry operators such as …
Jonathan Garber
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Bird Flu Has Been Bad News For KFC China's Chicken Sales
"Within the past week, publicity associated with Avian flu in China has had a significant, negative…
Sam Ro
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WHO Says The New Bird Flu Is One Of The Most Lethal Viruses They've Seen
Another worrying sign of the virus' spread: It seems to have popped up in an animal in Vietnam. The…