A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) detected H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, on Oahu for the first time from a wastewater sampling site. The specimen was collected on Nov.

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northern California recently experienced its worst botulism epidemic ever recorded. The bird death toll is likely to surpass 100,000. The Guardian reported 94,000 ...

No human cases have been reported this year in Connecticut. But the disease has been detected in people connected with farms ...

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 ...

There’s a new push from the CDC to test more workers who have come into contact with infected cattle and birds. That comes as ...

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...

Health officials began providing the safety gear long before the first human case in California was announced in October.