Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, ...

The bird flu outbreak took several concerning turns this year, with the number of human cases up to at least 64. Experts outlined several indicators that the virus’ spread is going in the wrong ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 death. What to look for.

Billionaire Bill Gates warned of war or another global health crisis on the horizon within the next 25 years during a recent ...

Health experts are warning global leaders to prepare for another pandemic as the H5N1 avian flu threatens to spread to humans.. The Global Virus Network, a coalition of virologists, published an ...

The bird flu strain he’s more worried about as a pandemic risk is H7N9, which was first reported in humans in China in 2013 and expanded to more than 1,500 people by 2017.

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

The general public doesn’t see bird flu as a threat and seems to be “over” pandemic threats, researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health found in an August 2024 survey of ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...

Bird flu isn’t as silent as we think — experts caution the pandemic threat is still growing It's been months since a major update in H5N1 news, but that doesn't mean the virus has disappeared ...

No bird flu transmission between humans has been documented, and the CDC maintains that the immediate risk to public health is low. But scientists are increasingly worried, based on four key signals.

Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction ... “We don’t want to assume that because of this finding that a pandemic is likely to happen.