A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.

The first person known to have been infected with the H5N5 strain of avian influenza has died, the Washington State Department of Health announced Friday. “Out of respect for the family’s privacy, we ...

Bird flu resists fever’s heat; a viral gene enables replication at high temperatures, bypassing immune defences.

Since bird flu was first identified in U.S. dairy herds in March 2024, Wisconsin dairy herds have managed to avoid the virus - until now.

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

Health officials reported the first presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in northwest Wisconsin, the Wisconsin DHS said ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...