H5N1, also known as avian influenza, is a subtype of influenza virus that infects birds and mammals, including humans in rare instances, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

Johanna Harvey, an assistant professor of wildlife disease ecology at the University of Rhode Island, has described bird flu in public presentations as a quiet virus with loud consequences. Now, she's ...

Avian flu can be transmitted from birds to humans; transmission among humans, however, is limited. The reason may be an eggshell-like mineral layer that the virus acquires due to the high calcium ...

While the disease primarily affects birds, health experts say certain strains of the virus, especially H5N1, can occasionally infect humans and cause severe illness.

Several zoonotic diseases that can leap from animals to humans are becoming increasingly diverse in their modes of transmission. As global health surveillance intensifies, two names have dominated ...

The Galveston County Health District (GCHD) reported confirmed cases of Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu, in local birds. To prevent the further spread of the disease, health officials advised ...

HAINESPORT, N.J. - Health officials in New Jersey say bird flu is believed to have wiped out hundreds of Canadian geese found dead across the state. What we know The Gloucester County Department of ...