New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Bird flu has been detected in nearly 200 dairy herds in 14 states so far this year, but not in Missouri, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bird flu has also been found in commercial ...

A Missouri resident has tested positive for bird flu even though there is no evidence the person came into contact with an animal infected with the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A person in Missouri has been diagnosed with bird flu — despite never coming into contact with any animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. The adult, who was ...

So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been linked to sick dairy cows or poultry.

The Missouri individual is the 14th human case of bird flu reported this year in the United States and the first without a known occupational exposure to infected animals, according to the Centers ...

The Missouri patient was the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows. One other person was infected in 2022.

Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk Previous human infections occurred in workers on farms. But community transmission of the virus remains unlikely for now, experts said.

Missouri bird flu case raises questions for scientists A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and ...

Missouri’s state epidemiologist said in an interview that additional testing is being conducted to confirm whether the patient, who has recovered, had bird flu.

Someone who lived with a Missouri resident infected with bird flu also became ill on the same day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.. The disclosure raises the ...