While this makes people more susceptible to viral infections, the high population density and crowded conditions in urban ...
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was ...
A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with ...
A Whatcom County bird flock has tested positive for bird flu, leading to the euthanization of approximately 20 birds. While ...
Just this weekend, the CDC confirmed a mild case in a child who had no known exposure to an infected animal. There have been several cases like this one over the past few months.
This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is ...
The first US case of H5N1 bird flu in a human was detected in a child in California. The child experienced mild symptoms and ...
Efforts to contain the virus are falling short. A teenager in Canada is in critical condition after an unexplained infection.
The symptoms of bird flu in humans are similar to symptoms caused by other flu viruses, Dr. Schaffner says. They include ...