Hungary and Italy have both reported an outbreak of the severe H5N1 avian influenza virus in the first such cases in the ...

Germany reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the eastern region of Saxony near the border ...

Hospital workers reported respiratory symptoms after encountering a Missouri patient with H5N1 who had not been exposed to ...

Both patients were dairy workers whose illnesses were mild. Investigators are continuing to evaluate the contacts of a ...

Federal officials plan to double the stockpile of emergency bird flu vaccines as they identify more people infected with the ...

Kern County Public Health announced there is an ongoing investigation into a person who potentially had contact with cattle ...

There are four types of influenza virus: A, B, C and D. Influenza A is known to infect humans and other animals, including ...

Federal scientists are closely studying H5N1 genetic sequences from California dairy workers in search of any dangerous ...

Two dairy workers in California have been infected with the state’s first human cases of bird flu, federal and state health ...

A California dairy farm worker who had contact with H5N1-infected cows appears to have contracted the avian influenza virus, ...

The two workers had mild symptoms, including eye redness, according to the California Department of Public Health. This ...

As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its ...