While HPAI can potentially infect humans, the CDC says the current outbreak is primarily an animal health issue.

Sixteen volunteers recorded 79 species on the Audubon Christmas Bird Count Dec. 15. That's 10 more species than a year ago.

Reports of the bird flu were detected in April in a farm in Texas. Since then, the dominant strain — H5N1 — was later ...

The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of H5N1 in humans in the U.S.

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

The only other human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in 2022 and may not have caused any illness, with the CDC stating that the "detection may have been the result of contamination of the nasal ...

With 66 human cases and one death from bird flu in the current outbreak, there are several ways Americans could become sick.

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 ...

The zoo's barnyard birds, waterfowl and penguins all have been moved to indoor enclosures to keep them away from wild birds, which could spread the disease. CEO Amanda Schurr said the zoo works hard ...

A Louisiana man has died after contracting bird flu. The 65-year-old is the first person in the U.S. to die from the virus.

Just as the Delaware Valley finds itself blanketed with one of the most significant snowfalls in over a year, another kind of ...

About 200 snow geese were found dead last week in the Allentown area — likely because of the bird flu. The dead birds were ...