FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human ...

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...

Its alert to doctors and hospitals follows a few rare but mysterious bird flu cases in the US – including, most recently, a child in San Francisco confirmed to have had H5N1 influenza – that ...

CDC testing will confirm whether the child had H5N1 bird flu. A child in San Francisco ... In December, a child in California ...

The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1 emerged in China in 1996 ... the pathogen has been detected ...

California is in a state of emergency due to a recent bird flu outbreak. As residents grapple with the news, many are learning more about the virus — how to look for signs and symptoms and where ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and ...

told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ‘H5,’ and sub-type testing is not widely accessible." ...

Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was ...