Bird flu H5N1 has infected dozens of people in the U.S. this year. Could it be the next pandemic? Experts explain the threat ...

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has also been testing milk for signs of H5N1 in dairy cows. Canada has had no ...

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.

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

“There’s no flu vaccine for cattle, and the dairy industry hasn ... In April 2024, a person tested positive for highly ...

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness including stockpiling vaccines and using wastewater testing.

The CDC wants Alveo to make rapid, portable A(H5) diagnostic tests "to support response efforts in the event of an outbreak." ...

Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...

B.C.’s provincial heath officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has reported the first suspected human case of avian flu had been detected ...

Over the weekend, British Columbia (BC) health officials reported a presumptive positive H5 avian flu infection in a teenager ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...