Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

"Infections among mammalian species in frequent contact with humans should be closely monitored," the researchers stated, per ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Two geese found dead on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus have tested positive for avian influenza, the university confirmed.

It occasionally jumped to wild birds, but it never managed to spread very far for very long. That changed in 2021 to 2022. Avian influenza or “bird flu” had long been fairly innocuous in wild birds, ...

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has sporadically been reported in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows across the United States, Canada and some other countries.

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is a highly pathogenic virus. Avian flu has already devastated U.S. poultry flocks, driving egg prices to record highs and significantly affecting the ...

A highly pathogenic version of avian influenza virus, commonly referred to as bird flu, was detected in wild birds in the United States in early 2022. In spring 2024, multiple states, including ...

Called highly pathogenic avian influenza, the H5N1 bird flu virus making headlines in Michigan and across the U.S. got its name because it is so well adapted to infecting and killing birds.