One death from bird flu has been reported in the US, and historically, people who've tested positive for the virus have had direct contact with sick animals and exhibited mild, flu-like symptoms.

The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain causing the U.S. outbreak is severe and often fatal in birds ... become infected with bird flu viruses through close, unprotected contact with an infected ...

Bird flu has occasionally infected humans, but continuous testing of people in close contact with infected animals indicates humans are at a low risk of contracting it, Hofmann said. Since April ...

BARRON COUNTY (WQOW) - A case of avian flu has been found ... in both wild and domestic birds in North America. The virus is highly contagious and often fatal to domestic poultry.

Bird flu can spread through contact with infected birds, equipment and on clothing and shoes. Poultry farmers are urged to restrict movement on and off the farm and keep track of comings and ...

Although worrying, the new case doesn’t change much about the predicted trajectory of bird flu ... But what America needs is a plan, Pitesky said. The previous four flu pandemics had their ...

Louisiana was the first state in 2024 to confirm a human with a severe case of bird flu. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was likely in contact with sick and ...

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But ...

There have been very few cases of human-to-human transmission during bird flu outbreaks. The rare instances were among people with very close contact ... How fatal is bird flu in humans?