Health care facilities are encouraged to prepare now for a possible bird flu outbreak, adopting measures to protect patients, staff, and the public, according to a commentary by infectious disease ...

Governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide, to prevent the virus from turning into a new ...

Gayle Mendoza, with the Philadelphia Health Department, says this is the second time bird flu has been detected in a live market. "Those markets at that point are shut down," Mendoza said.