New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven ...

Two state health departments have issued new guidance on testing for the bird flu, following a CDC advisory, even as it says ...

Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven cases of avian ...

With the H5N1 avian influenza virus continuing to spread among poultry and dairy cattle, health officials are monitoring the ...

According to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, so far this year there have been two cases in backyard flocks in Nance ...

Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...

In addition, swine (pigs) can be infected with some strains of avian influenza viruses. During poultry outbreaks, some avian influenza viral strains can pass from domestic poultry to humans, but this ...

The good news—for now—is that the CDC hasn’t detected any person-to-person spread and says avian influenza ... “For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries ...