BILLINGS – The infectious agent that causes chronic wasting disease – an always fatal affliction infecting moose, deer and elk – did not infect human neural tissue, a newly published study found.

Louisiana resident in critical condition with severe respiratory illness Virus genotype linked to wild birds, not cattle strain US confirmed 61 human cases since April, mostly in dairy workers Dec 18 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing spread of bird flu among dairy cattle. The declaration is a sign of growing concern over the situation in ...

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with bird flu — the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The patient is experiencing ...

In this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate on the question: Should ethical/legal restrictions on human testing be lifted to expedite the development of new ...

For months, the United States has been contending with a steadily growing outbreak of H151, a variant of avian flu. The virus, which was first spotted among commercial and backyard poultry populations ...

(CNN) — Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

One person has been hospitalized in Louisiana after the first reported severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, commonly referred to as the “bird flu,” was reported in the United States, the ...

The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock.