The Hawaii Department of Health detected very low levels of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in samples from the Lihue ...

Each detection was “so low that it was not considered a positive result,” adding that “the consistent very low-level ...

Health officials say the consistent, very low-level detections indicate a high likelihood that H5 bird flu virus is on Kauai.

Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved ...

Over the past several months, bird-flu numbers have been steadily ticking up, especially among farmworkers who interact ...

The Hawaii Department of Health today said it has detected “very low levels” of H5 avian influenza in wastewater samples collected last month from the Lihue Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauai.

The latest confirmation likely reflects follow-up testing of a San Francisco child whose exposure to the virus is still under ...

One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable ...

Politicians and social media influencers are hyping the health benefits of raw milk, and its sales have surged in recent months. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ...

Data from the USDA shows more than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu.

This is posing severe risks to livestock, wildlife, and humans. USDA is maintaining heightened biosecurity measures to ...

Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor ...