HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in dairy cattle and heightened pandemic risks.

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

The avian bird flu has struck a flock of chickens in central Nebraska. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week confirmed the H5N1 avian ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new online form for reporting Highly ...

State agencies are issuing avian influenza (HPAI) precautions after detection of the virus in locations they manage. Although ...