If you believe you may have been exposed to bird flu either from wild birds or infected livestock, be on the lookout for respiratory symptoms or the red eyes charactistic of conjunctivitis, the ...

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

Most people who are allergic to cats aren’t reacting to the fur—they’re reacting to a protein in cat saliva called Fel d 1.

What You Need To Know Health officials in Louisiana said Monday that an individual has died from the H5N1 bird flu It is the first human death related to the virus in the United States The patient ...

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

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

The bird flu virus can remain infectious in raw milk for over a day at room temperature and more than a week when refrigerated, according to a new, non-peer-reviewed research from a group of UK ...

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.

Some avian influenza viruses can also affect mammals, Humane Indiana officials said. "As of 2024, HPAI has been detected in mice, red foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, bobcats and other wild mammals.

Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of the global avian flu outbreak, one of many farms around the U.S. that had to cull their entire flock. AP For months, Corwin and his reduced staff have been ...

Brazil's vast and diverse geography, with the Amazon to the north, mountain ranges along the Atlantic coast and the Andes to its west, may have helped it avoid the U.S. fate of widespread bird flu ...

Measles outbreaks. A canceled effort to develop a bird flu vaccine. An infectious new COVID variant and changing federal guidance about who should get boosted. In recent weeks, drama in D.C. has ...