Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

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

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

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

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

For those who feel taking medical advice from Robert Kennedy, Jr. is risky, consider his plan for avian flu. Suggesting we ...

The bird flu strain appeared in the U.S. in late 2021. Since April 2024, there have been a total of 61 reported human cases of H5 bird flu reported in the U.S., according to the Centers for ...

In recent years, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has spilled over from birds to a growing number of mammals, including cats, skunks, raccoons, opossums, rodents and bears.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January. The owner remains very worried about bird flu.

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 ...

North Dakota has had 39 documented bird flu cases in domestic flocks since the spring of 2022, with more than 440,000 birds lost, according to state and federal data.