No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

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.

Bird flu's unprecedented spread among livestock and other mammals in the U.S. has raised fears that another pandemic could be ...

Influenza A is broken down even further into many different subtypes defined by the proteins on each virus's surface ... name is avian influenza A(H5N1), so it contains hemagglutinin 5 and ...

The recent outbreak of bird flu stems from a mutation of the H5N1 virus that affects humans ... There is more concern, however, over Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the controversial pick for Health ...