Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

The nation's first human death due to the bird flu occurred this month, the latest development in a global outbreak that, ...

Samples taken from the first patient who died from bird flu show that a strain of the virus has “mutated” to infect humans ...

Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, has opened up about conditions required for ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...

An expert says the cases of avian influenza detected so far among workers doesn't warrant making a vaccine yet.

Researchers are comparing the genetic features of the B.C. patient's avian flu strain with that of a Louisiana patient who ...

As the first bird flu death in the U.S. sparks concern over the ongoing spread of the virus, epidemiologist and microbiologist Meghan Davis explains what to know and do ...

Experts say no bird flu vaccine is needed for humans yet, as mild cases among dairy workers don't warrant it. The current ...

Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved cats, a 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old ...

A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.

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