A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning ...

A yet-unidentified illness has killed 53 people and potentially infected hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of the ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

Amidst growing fears of human-to-human transmission, “bird flu” is no longer just a grocery store problem — it’s exposing ...

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Agriculture is trying to re-hire several employees it accidentally fired at the weekend who ...

The Department of Agriculture is trying to re-hire several employees it accidentally fired at the weekend who were working on the US response to bird flu, local media reported. “Although several ...

The latest APHIS data show over 157 million birds in commercial and backyard flocks have been affected mainly by the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, but also the less common H5N9, since the start of ...

Less than half of people experiencing homelessness regularly used illicit drugs in the prior six months. The most common drugs used by this population aren’t opioids but methamphetamines. And a ...

The virus is spreading with greater speed among animals, with transmission to humans increasing. But risk to the general public is still low, experts say.