Cases in avian influenza, better known as bird flu, are continuing to rise nationwide. In New York, the virus has primarily ...

There are currently no documented cases of human to human transmission of bird flu, also known as avian flu H5N1, though ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to ...

A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

While the virus hasn’t made a sustained leap into humans, vaccines and treatments are being developed ahead of an outbreak.

Until now, all dairy herd H5N1 detections have involved the B3.13 genotype, thought to be the result of a single spillover ...

The potential for a bird flu pandemic is real, warns EFSA as it encourages industry to step up safety protocols and ...

Florida’s warm climate makes it a haven for nonnative Muscovy ducks and Egyptian geese, not to mention feral chickens. As ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu virus different from the one circulating in other herds ...