H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state on Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release that the ...

H5N5 is not believed to be a greater threat to human health than the H5N1 virus, which was behind a wave of human infections ...

A Washington state resident who was undergoing treatment for H5N5 avian influenza died on Friday, the Washington State Department of Health reported. | A Washington state resident who was undergoing ...

A Washington state resident died from the H5N5 avian flu, marking a first-known human case, with health officials maintaining ...

Type A viruses are the most significant for human and animal health, and they are all descended from avian viruses. The flu A ...

The older adult had underlying health conditions and was being treated for the bird flu strain H5N5 after becoming the first ...

The 75-year-old woman with underlying health conditions developed a high fever, confusion and respiratory distress before ...

Although bird flu infections in humans remain rare, this case marks a significant development in flu surveillance in the U.S.

Rare asymptomatic H5N1 bird flu infections detected in humans. Learn how to stay safe and what experts say about this silent, ...