Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...

Avian influenza—which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk—has now ...

Spring migration is currently underway. Now is the time for those with poultry and dairy to ramp up biosecurity efforts, ...

As avian influenza is found in a sheep in Yorkshire, the close contact humans have with domesticated animals is an extra ...

USDA is rolling out its biosecurity cost-share program to combat avian influenza. The agency will provide voluntary audits to ...

According to a response to questions on bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that avian influenza A viruses can be either low pathogenic or highly pathogenic, Becker said.

The infection was detected in a single sheep in Yorkshire on Monday and, while bird flu does not spread easily to people, the ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease ...