A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.

On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

Today we’re examining a concerning development in the spread of bird flu in the US. But first: Even though Peter Yarrow ...

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...

This means when Moffitt is at the grocery store, she picks up extra gallons of water to store in case of an emergency. She ...

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, ...

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

New research led by La Jolla Institute for Immunology scientists on the H5N1 virus, or “bird flu,” suggests that many people ...