Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.

So far, there have been 52 confirmed cases of avian influenza, commonly referred to as the "bird flu," in humans in 2024. Two of the infected patients have been in Missouri.

The Oregon Health Authority said there's no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an unnamed individual in Oregon contracted bird flu pathogens in the first case in the state on Friday. The person was linked to ...

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...

Oregon confirms its first human bird flu case, the latest in dozens of cases in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the ...

With migratory waterfowl back for the cold seasons, Oregon is the first state to report new spike in avian flu detections ...

It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in US dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans ...

So far, 46 people have tested positive for H5N1 in the US in 2024, but the lack of widespread testing among farm workers has made many infectious disease experts worried the actual number of cases ...

Since 2022, over 100 million birds throughout the poultry industry have been affected by HPAI and egg layers and turkeys have ...