San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird ...

No additional cases were identified, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health is investigating the case. Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC.

A San Francisco resident is the second child in the United States to contract the viral bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to SFGATE. A CDC spokesperson said it’s ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?

The latest case involved a San Francisco child who developed ... measures to curb the spread of bird flu: Avoid direct contact with wild birds and other animals infected with or suspected to be ...

CDC seeks quicker patient testing for bird fluBy KIM de BOURBONAlthough it says the risk of bird flu contagion to the public remains low, with no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the Centers ...

Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county officials. Two people ...

Egg prices are up nearly 37 percent, as the highly contagious bird flu devastates U.S. flocks. Here's what to know.