The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed late Friday.

Vermont added only 9 positive flu tests in Friday’s report, but those numbers will increase. Health officials are suggesting ...

The man, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a type of bird flu called H5N5.

The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s. But some health experts are ...

The mutated strain, known as subclade K, is causing a surge in cases in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. Here's what to ...

MANILA – After the temporary closure of several “lechon” (roasted pig) stores in La Loma, Quezon City, when some of the pigs were found positive for African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Health ...

How can we monitor the cross-species transmission of avian flu? The answer is FluWarning, a digital system that reports ...

The United States may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year ...

Massachusetts could be headed for a sharp uptick in flu cases in the coming weeks, public health experts warn, as a newly ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...

The number of Australian cases of the virus, commonly known as swine flu, has reached more than 1,200, with state and federal medical officers set to hold an emergency meeting in ...

Federal officials urged widespread vaccinations after swine flu broke out among soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey, killing one of the 14 diagnosed with the illness. But the program ...