Hundreds of ducks die of bird flu along Lake Michigan shoreline 02:13. CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have ...

The bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses that mostly spreads between birds. One type, H5 bird flu, is behind the outbreaks in the U.S.,and is causing illness in humans, cattle ...

Between Dec. 29, 2024, and Jan. 17 of this year, there were 65 new detections of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds across 20 states, according to data published by the U.S ...

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

While a bird flu vaccine rollout isn't necessary yet, the experts say, we may need it if certain conditions arise. So far in this outbreak, there have been 68 human cases of bird flu in the U.S ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the ...

In addition to the man who died from severe bird flu, or H5N1, at least 66 people in the U.S. were infected in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control — with almost all of the cases ...

In the unlikely, but possible, event of a bird flu pandemic in humans, there are other lessons to be learned from COVID-19. Strategies to keep schools open and businesses working will be essential.

The agency said it's because of a drop in cases; no human infections have been reported since February.

The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.