The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

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No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

Sam Jarvis with Johnson County Public Health said the good news: there’s so far been no human-to-human transmission of the virus known as H5N1. But they’re continuing to monitor the situation closely.

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, has infected more than 130 million birds over the past two years as it ...

CLINTON Co., Iowa (KWQC) - The bird flu has been detected in a multi-species backyard flock in Clinton County.

A new case of bird flu has been confirmed in a backyard flock in Clinton County. This marks the first case of bird flu in the ...

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

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

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.