Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concern among ...

However, despite the CDC's reports of low risk to the public, many experts have varying opinions on whether bird flu cases among humans could escalate to become a more serious problem. Here's what ...

Only four people in the U.S. have been identified as being infected with this virus, all with mild-to-moderate cases, per the CDC. "It’s important to know that the current risk for bird flu in ...

CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.” Although the risk to the public may be considered low, avian flu continues to devastate ...

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak ... The risk of contracting the virus from the environment remains low, as long as you’re not at a farm. The CDC ...

The CDC says prolonged exposure to infected animals without proper personal protective equipment could increase your risk of contracting an avian influenza virus. If you have been exposed to an ...

There is no way this is going to get contained,” Seema Lakdawala, an influenza virologist and co-director of the Center for Transmission of Airborne ... the CDC's weekly report on bird flu.

However, the CDC is reiterating that the overall risk to humans remains low. For context, bird flu has affected more than 160 million birds in 51 states, but only 70 human cases of bird flu have ...