Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there ...

UC Davis researchers have found that acidification can kill H5N1 in waste milk, providing dairy farmers an affordable, ...

Avian influenza (AI) continues to kill large numbers of migratory birds in eastern Pennsylvania as state officials have looked to slow the virus through organized shooting efforts. The Game ...

Demand remains low, but lab stakeholders said the industry is significantly better prepared to meet a spike in H5N1 testing ...

In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian ...

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have tested a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) that binds the stem of a protein against H5N1 avian influenza, which prevented severe disease in nonhuman ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and backyard ...

Avian influenza viruses pose a growing threat, with the potential to adapt to humans and trigger future pandemics, according to a new report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and ...

European agencies call for better preparedness and greater information sharing on avian flu as they identify new mutations that could increase the virus’ spread to humans amid increasing cases ...

A flock of B.C. ostriches ordered killed after avian flu was detected on their farm have been granted a stay of execution by a Federal Court judge. In a ruling shared Friday afternoon, Justice ...

Amy Barkley is a livestock specialist with the Southwest New York Dairy Livestock and Field Crops program and an expert for the avian influenza outbreak for Cornell. She also has her own poultry ...