Since it was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has jumped from wild birds to farm animals and then to people, causing more than 70 human cases in ...
Concerns about bird flu mostly focus on infected livestock and humans, but it's also reached marine mammals in some of the world's most remote areas. NPR's Nate Rott reports. NATE ROTT, BYLINE: Marine ...
India has seen renewed concern over Nipah virus in West Bengal and ongoing bird flu (avian influenza) threats in Bihar. But ...
At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration PARIS ...
India is facing renewed concern over Nipah virus in West Bengal and bird flu in Bihar. While both are zoonotic diseases, Nipah virus is deadlier for humans, with a fatality rate of 40–75% and no ...
As bird flu continues to circulate in animals and spill over into humans, researchers are racing to stop it before it adapts ...