Scientists warn that a widely spreading bird flu strain with no human immunity could trigger a pandemic even deadlier than COVID-19 if it mutates to spread between humans. The H5 avian influenza virus ...

H5N5 is found in wild birds around the world, and it is relatively common for it to pass from them into flocks of poultry.

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

Experts agree that spring is a heightened time of risk for bird flu hitting Tasmania, especially via migrating seals and birds around coastal areas. While authorities say they are prepared for the ...

Australia said on Friday scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean after unusual levels of deaths of ...

Wildlife scientists aboard Australia's icebreaker believe a deadly strain of bird flu has reached the sub-Antarctic Heard Island after they witnessed unusual levels of mortality in elephant seals. The ...

CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, after ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Health announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reaching out to backyard bird owners to participate in an anonymous survey ...

Cooper Hummel had gone two-plus years — 988 days, to be exact — between big-league home runs before going deep last week. The next homer didn’t take as long to come but proved to be far more memorable ...