Hawaii health officials are preparing for more possible cases as they search for the source of the state's first bird flu ...

A red-breasted goose at the Woodland Park Zoo has died from the first suspected case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

The CDC collaborates with diagnostics industry leaders to develop a rapid, point-of-need test for avian influenza A/H5 in ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

As the pandemic went on and the vaccine came into play ... and one of the things they detected was avian flu, which they ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

But if that were to happen, a pandemic could unfold, scientists have said. Earlier in November, the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...