An egg farm in B.C. fell victim to an outbreak of avian influenza earlier this month, leaving the farmer no choice but to cull his entire flock of about 30,000 hens. "These are birds I've raised since ...

Avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, is a viral disease that is typically transmitted between wild birds and poultry but can spread to ...

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how ...

The CDC wants Alveo to make rapid, portable A(H5) diagnostic tests "to support response efforts in the event of an outbreak." ...

Canada’s National Microbiology Lab confirmed the presumptive prognosis after testing genomic sequencing, officials said.

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

Initial testing had indicated the teenager's infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing, the Public ...

A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday.

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The ...

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find ...