The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

The National Wastewater Surveillance System’s funding expires at the end of fiscal year 2025, just as bird flu heats up.

Flu activity is decreasing across Western Washington, but one doctor at UW Medicine admits the season so far has been pretty rough. According to the Washington State Department of Health, 296 ...

In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Flu season is right around the corner—and experts offer insight on where the virus thrives, and how to protect yourself. The ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the man in charge of the USA's health policy, has come up with a new plan for tackling the potential threat of bird flu: let it spread like wildfire through farms. Currently, ...

A local restaurant has shut its doors for a deep cleaning, the restaurant said, after a social media outcry of customers ...

What’s the tipping point, when we might need to change our daily behavior? Who is coming up with broader solutions? What do ...

A HOSPITAL has pleaded with patients to stay away unless they have an “urgent clinical need” – after a surge in norovirus ...

In a conference call today, USDA Sec. Rollins said the agency is hyper-focused on poultry currently, but no vaccine is yet ...

Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases, and in some cases can cause severe infections in the lungs and ...

The HHS secretary has suggested letting bird flu ‘run through the flock,’ an idea one public health expert says could amplify ...