The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

There have already been at least six confirmed cases of pet cats testing positive for avian flu in Washington. “That’s the reason we are concerned every time we see migration season coming ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

Bird flu isn’t as silent as we think — experts caution the pandemic threat is still growing It's been months since a major update in H5N1 news, but that doesn't mean the virus has disappeared ...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa are building a sanctuary for bald eagles found sick and injured across a large swath ...

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, ... as H5N1 has spread rapidly through dairy cattle since spring 2023, ...

Migration back in the spring leads to further exposure. Vaccinating wild birds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is not an option. Estimates suggest there are 50 billion of them.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is an extremely contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds through nasal and eye secretions and manure droppings.

ALBANY — Tracking the spread of avian influenza is an “anxious game,” according to Richard A. Ball, commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. The agency is responsible ...