Avian influenza, commonly called “bird flu,” is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals.

Bill Stamets was on one of his regular early evening walks along 57th Street beach earlier this month when he came across a handful of dead birds clumped together near ...

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading ...

A genotype of the H5N1 avian influenza virus was found in milk, according to officials with the Arizona Department of Agriculture. The virus was found in milk produced by a daird herd in Maricopa ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the ... Pregnancy Enhances Natural ...

The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu ... against bird flu, the US approach has long been focused on eradicating the virus, mainly through ...

The wild merganser is one of many dead birds collected from Lake Michigan beaches in recent days.The DNR says the bird had the H5 avian influenza virus. Officials have also received other reports ...

And the Oneida County Health Department sent out a release earlier this week reassuring the public that the risk of humans catching the virus is low. And no cases of avian flu have turned up in ...

The United States faces an extraordinary flu season as research uncovers unprecedented adaptations in the influenza A virus. This evolution has contributed to a significant surge in infections ...