Officials determined the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, though an investigation into the source of the infection in the state is ongoing. This is also the first ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and ...

Of the three new sick cats, two died and one tested positive for influenza A, an unusual finding in domestic cats that haven’t been exposed to infected birds or contaminated dairy products.

Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions. By Soumya Karlamangla Orlando Mayorquín and Jesus Jiménez Soumya Karlamangla reported from San Francisco ...

An infected hangnail is a form of paronychia, a condition in which the skin next to the nail is infected. If you have a small piece of torn skin hanging loose next to your nail, you likely have a ...

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state health officials said. The person, who is over 65 and has underlying ...

Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state residents.

California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has infected dozens of farm workers this year. Federal and state ...

The United States has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana believed to have contracted the virus through contact with sick or dead birds in a ...

UTIs happen when bacteria from the skin or rectum enter the urethra. You can get an infection along any part of the urinary tract, but bladder infections are the most common. The shorter distance ...

Compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal is at risk of not being paid because the scheme is “doomed to fail”, lawyers have warned. An inquiry into the decade-long scandal ...