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

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

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

“Such a 'let-it-spread' strategy may identify small numbers of poultry infected by H5 influenza virus that do not develop ...

Even though the 2024-2025 migratory bird season is winding down, concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — remain. The public is paying attention. Consumers are ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

A recent study found that live bird flu virus (H5N1) can survive in raw milk for over a week when refrigerated, and more than 24 hours at room temperature. Only unpasteurized (raw) milk is ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

Influenza viruses have infected humans for hundreds of years. The strain that causes Avian Flu was first discovered in China in 1996 and differs from the seasonal flu strains that sicken people.

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. The number of confirmed cases in humans has held steady for almost ...

The latest bird flu outbreak, which has persisted in the U.S. since 2021, involves over 168 million poultry. At the same time, the majority of new detections are in small backyard flocks and live ...