After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Mike Lomax travels hundreds of miles for the chance to see rare birds Bird watchers from across England are in west Cornwall hoping to catch sight of a Booted Eagle. BBC News talks to some of them ...

Last week, there was a death from the bird flu. Where do things stand today? Andy Pekosz: We're seeing signs that this virus is really moving into humans. There was an infection in a person in ...

A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s Department of Public Health. The case was caught by routine surveillance.

There are few things more dispiriting than wearing a new pair of shoes on a bad weather day, then coming home and finding water stains or rings of road salt once they’ve dried. Although there ...

We are facing the same uncertainty now with H5N1, the virus commonly known as bird flu. This virus has been decimating bird populations for years, and now a variant is rapidly spreading among ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US ... Droplets of virus-laden milk can also become airborne if they spray from milking equipment. Birds shed the virus through their ...

While the United States has recorded its first death of a person infected with H5N1 bird flu, public health experts are emphasizing that the risk to most people remains low. The patient ...

In January, a patient in Louisiana who tested positive for bird flu died, marking the first US fatality linked to the respiratory virus.

The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for the worst. For decades successive waves of bird flu infections have ...

National Bird Day 2025: National Birds Day is observed on January 5, every year. The United States of America observes the day as National Bird Day to raise awareness about the importance of birds and ...

The move came Tuesday with President Joe Biden signing a bill into law to amend the United States Code. The raptor had already served to represent American strength for nearly 250 years; Congress ...