The health sector makes headlines with global reactions to bird flu impacting chicken exports and the ongoing narrative of ...

CDC: Bird flu virus that infected Michigan dairy farmer ... there have been 70 confirmed and probable human cases of bird flu in the U.S. One person in Louisiana, who was exposed to wild birds ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.

A bird flu death was not unexpected, virus experts said. There have been more than 950 confirmed bird flu infections globally since 2003, and more than 460 of those people died, according to the ...

The Louisiana case "does not change CDC's overall assessment of the immediate risk to the public's health from H5N1 bird flu, which remains low," according to the release.

The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. They were hospitalized last month with the U.S.'s first severe bird flu case.

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker is capable of airborne transmission, amping up concerns about its potential to spark a new pandemic, according to a research letter ...

The Louisiana patient, who was hospitalized in late 2024, carried a new version of bird flu, which is unlike the bird flu ...