It’s crucial that we monitor bird flu strains to help us prepare for potential outbreaks," said virologist Matt Turnbull.

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.

Health officials in Washington state said Friday they have confirmed the first U.S. human case of bird flu since February, with a strain that has previously been reported in animals but never before ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a different strain of bird flu than those seen in past cases, state health officials announced Friday. The person was infected with a bird flu called ...

A Grays Harbor County resident has tested preliminarily positive for avian influenza in the first human case recorded in Washington state this year. The resident, an older adult with underlying health ...

The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first detected infection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human, noting that community risk remains low. Dr. William Schaffner, an ...

IT. MOST LIKELY COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THE BIRD FLU HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE METRO, INFECTING A WHOLE HOST OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING PETS. KMBC NINE KRISTA HASKELL IS WORKING TO KEEP YOU SAFE ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is warning residents to keep an eye out as numerous reports of sick and dead waterfowl are reported across the state. Highly ...

The Grays Harbor County resident infected with bird flu this month has tested positive for a type of the virus never before detected in humans, state health officials confirmed Friday. The state ...