As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Thursday confirmed the first death of a child from influenza in the state for ...

British Columbia is once again requiring masks be worn in health-care facilities. In an email to CBC News, the province’s Ministry of Health said everyone including staff, patients, visitors and ...

Respiratory illnesses are rising in B.C., with flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases climbing, especially among ...

For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

The Bird Flu or Avian Influenza is a type of viral infection that spreads in birds and some mammals. The H5 bird flu is ...

RiverStone Health and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services have confirmed the first influenza-related ...

New data shared by B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season spike in respiratory illnesses continues.

As flu season ramps up in the U.S., influenza is not as simple as it first appears, with several different strains in play.

H5N1 and influenza A, B, C or D, you are probably not alone. The letters and numbers used for influenza viruses have significance. Depending on what strain of influenza virus is circulating in a ...