The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that a single severe case of bird flu detected in a Louisiana man shows a rare mutation of the virus.

Yes, pets can get bird flu from eating raw food. Pets can contract bird flu through contact with infected poultry or carcasses, or from eating contaminated food. Since cooking and pasteurization kill ...

The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.

Earlier in December, officials announced an elderly Louisiana patient was in “critical condition” with a severe H5N1 ...

A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird ...

The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is believed to be higher.

Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) yesterday reported that a house cat has died from H5N1 avian flu after eating raw ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...

A pet food company in Oregon sent out a voluntary recall after a house cat died from eating its products, which tested ...

A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says the CDC.

The U.S. isn't fully capturing spread in pets like cats, compared to surveillance for livestock and people, said the study’s senior author, Suresh Kuchipudi, a professor and chair of infectious ...