A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.

A new vaccine to protect dairy and poultry workers from bird flu does not require a needle and works against multiple strains of the H5N1 virus, researchers at the University of Maryland Center

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill humans. The HSE is warning the public about the dangers posed by

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals.

Health officials say the threat to humans remains low, but a lack of data and surveillance clouds the real risk that the H5N1 virus poses.